About the Authors
- Giulia Ravasi
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
- Sara Pelucchi
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
- Paola Trombini
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Affiliation Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hemochromatosis, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
- Raffaella Mariani
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Affiliation Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hemochromatosis, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
- Naohisa Tomosugi
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Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
- Giulia Litta Modignani
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
- Matteo Pozzi
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
- Elizabeth Nemeth
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Affiliation Department of Medicine and Pathology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Tomas Ganz
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Affiliation Department of Medicine and Pathology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Hisao Hayashi
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Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
- Donatella Barisani
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Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
- Alberto Piperno
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* E-mail: alberto.piperno@unimib.it
Affiliations Department of Clinical Medicine and Prevention, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy, Centre for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hemochromatosis, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy, Consortium of Human Molecular Genetics, Monza, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GR SP DB AP. Performed the experiments: GR SP GLM. Analyzed the data: GR SP GLM DB AP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NT EN TG HH. Wrote the paper: GR SP DB AP. Contributed patients data: PT RM MP. Read and approved the manuscript: PT RM NT MP EN TG HH.