About the Authors

Francesca Migheli

Affiliations Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Istituto Toscano Tumori (ITT), Florence, Italy

Andrea Stoccoro

Affiliation Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Fabio Coppedè

Affiliations Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pisa University Hospital (AOUP), Pisa, Italy, Istituto Toscano Tumori (ITT), Florence, Italy

Wan Adnan Wan Omar

Affiliations Advance Medical and Dental Institute, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, Human Nutrition Research Centre, Institute for Ageing & Health, Biomedical Research Building, Campus for Ageing & Vitality, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Alessandra Failli

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Rita Consolini

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Massimo Seccia

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Medical, Molecular, and Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Roberto Spisni

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Medical, Molecular, and Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Paolo Miccoli

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Medical, Molecular, and Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

John C. Mathers

Affiliation Human Nutrition Research Centre, Institute for Ageing & Health, Biomedical Research Building, Campus for Ageing & Vitality, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Lucia Migliore

l.migliore@geog.unipi.it

Affiliations Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pisa University Hospital (AOUP), Pisa, Italy, Istituto Toscano Tumori (ITT), Florence, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FM FC JCM LM. Performed the experiments: FM AS WAWO AF. Analyzed the data: FM AS WAWO JCM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RC MS RS PM JCM LM. Wrote the paper: FM AS FC WAWO JCM LM.