About the Authors

Chiara Focaccetti

‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Science and Technology Center, IRCCS MultiMedica, Milan, Italy

Antonino Bruno

‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation Science and Technology Center, IRCCS MultiMedica, Milan, Italy

Elena Magnani

Affiliation Department of Research and Statistics, IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Desirée Bartolini

Affiliation Science and Technology Center, IRCCS MultiMedica, Milan, Italy

Elisa Principi

Affiliation Science and Technology Center, IRCCS MultiMedica, Milan, Italy

Katiuscia Dallaglio

Affiliation Department of Research and Statistics, IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Eraldo O. Bucci

Affiliation Oncology Unit, IRCCS MultiMedica, Castellanza, VA, Italy

Giovanna Finzi

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Ospedale del Circolo, Varese, Italy

Fausto Sessa

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Ospedale del Circolo, Varese, Italy, Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

Douglas M. Noonan

Affiliations Science and Technology Center, IRCCS MultiMedica, Milan, Italy, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

Adriana Albini

albini.adriana@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Research and Statistics, IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AA DMN CF AB. Performed the experiments: CF DB AB EP GF KD. Analyzed the data: AA DMN CF EM AB FS EOB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AA DMN FS. Wrote the paper: AA DMN CF AB EM EOB.