About the Authors

Michela Zanetti

zanetti@units.it

Affiliation Clinica Medica, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Mariagrazia Zenti

Affiliation Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy

Rocco Barazzoni

Affiliation Clinica Medica, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Federica Zardi

Affiliation Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy

Annamaria Semolic

Affiliation Clinica Medica, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Michele Giuseppe Messa

Affiliation Nephrology, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy

Filippo Mearelli

Affiliation Clinica Medica, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Gianpaolo Russi

Affiliation Immunohematology and Transfusion Unit, Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Maurizio Fonda

Affiliation Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Luca Scarano

Affiliation Immunohematology and Transfusion Unit, Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Enzo Bonora

Affiliation Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy

Luigi Cattin

Affiliation Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: M. Zanetti LC M. Zenti RB EB. Performed the experiments: FZ LS MGM GR MF. Analyzed the data: M. Zanetti RB M. Zenti FM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AS FM. Wrote the paper: M. Zanetti RB FM M. Zenti EB LC.