About the Authors

Maria Gisella Cavallo

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Federica Sentinelli

Affiliation Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

Ilaria Barchetta

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Carmine Costantino

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Michela Incani

Affiliation Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

Laura Perra

Affiliation Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

Danila Capoccia

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Stefano Romeo

Affiliations Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascolar and Metabolic Research, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Efisio Cossu

Affiliation Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

Frida Leonetti

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Luciano Agati

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Marco G. Baroni

marcobaroni@medicina.unica.it

Affiliation Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MGC FL LA MGB. Performed the experiments: FS IB CC MI LP. Analyzed the data: FS IB MGC MGB SR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LP CC EC DC SR. Wrote the paper: FS IB MGC MGB.