About the Authors

Marina Theodorou

Affiliation Hematology/Oncology Division, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece

Matthaios Speletas

Affiliation Department of Immunology and Histocompatibility, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

Antigoni Mamara

Affiliation Department of Immunology and Histocompatibility, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

Georgia Papachristopoulou

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Vassiliki Lazou

Affiliation Hematology/Oncology Division, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece

Andreas Scorilas

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Eleni Katsantoni

ekatsantoni@bioacademy.gr

Affiliation Hematology/Oncology Division, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece

Competing Interests

Matthaios Speletas is a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EK. Performed the experiments: EK MT AM GP VL. Analyzed the data: EK MS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EK MS GP AS. Wrote the paper: EK MS.