About the Authors

Luisa Diomede

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy

Cristina Soria

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Margherita Romeo

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy

Sofia Giorgetti

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Loredana Marchese

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Patrizia Palma Mangione

Affiliations Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, Centre for Amyloidosis and Acute Phase Proteins, Division of Medicine, Royal Free Campus, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Riccardo Porcari

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Irene Zorzoli

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Mario Salmona

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy

Vittorio Bellotti

vbellot@unipv.it

Affiliations Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, Centre for Amyloidosis and Acute Phase Proteins, Division of Medicine, Royal Free Campus, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Monica Stoppini

Affiliation Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: VB LD M. Salmona M. Stoppini. Performed the experiments: CS MR SG LM PPM RP IZ. Analyzed the data: LD CS SG PPM M. Salmona M. Stoppini VB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LD CS SG PPM. Wrote the paper: VB LD M. Salmona M. Stoppini.