About the Authors

Alessia Russo

Contributed equally to this work with: Alessia Russo, Luigi Palumbo

Affiliations Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, HuGeF, Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy

Luigi Palumbo

Contributed equally to this work with: Alessia Russo, Luigi Palumbo

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Cardiology Division, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy

Cristina Fornengo

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Cardiology Division, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy

Cornelia Di Gaetano

Affiliations Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, HuGeF, Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy

Fulvio Ricceri

Affiliations Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, HuGeF, Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy

Simonetta Guarrera

Affiliation HuGeF, Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy

Rossana Critelli

Affiliations Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, HuGeF, Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy

Matteo Anselmino

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Cardiology Division, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy

Alberto Piazza

Affiliations Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, HuGeF, Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy

Fiorenzo Gaita

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Cardiology Division, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy

Serena Bergerone

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Cardiology Division, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy

Giuseppe Matullo

giuseppe.matullo@unito.it

Affiliations Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, HuGeF, Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GM SB. Performed the experiments: AR RC SG CDG CF. Analyzed the data: FR MA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CF LP SB GM SG AR CDG. Wrote the paper: AR LP GM. Critical revision: FG GM AP.