About the Authors

Alessandra Colombini

alessandra.colombini@grupposandonato.it

Affiliation Laboratory of Experimental Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy

Marco Brayda-Bruno

Affiliation Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology – Vertebral surgery III – Scoliosis, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy

Giovanni Lombardi

Affiliation Laboratory of Experimental Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy

Samantha Jennifer Croiset

Affiliation Laboratory of Experimental Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy

Valentina Vrech

Affiliation Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

Vincenzo Maione

Affiliation Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

Giuseppe Banfi

Affiliations Laboratory of Experimental Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy, Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano, Milano, Italy

Sabina Cauci

Affiliation Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AC SC. Performed the experiments: AC SJC VV VM. Analyzed the data: AC SC MBB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MBB GB. Wrote the paper: AC MBB GL GB SC.