About the Authors

Antonella Conforti

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

Simone Biagini

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

Francesca Del Bufalo

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

Pietro Sirleto

Affiliation Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics Unit, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

Adriano Angioni

Affiliation Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics Unit, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

Nadia Starc

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

Giuseppina Li Pira

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

Francesca Moretta

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

Alessandra Proia

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

Benedetta Contoli

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

Silvia Genovese

Affiliation Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics Unit, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

Claudia Ciardi

Affiliation Laboratory of Neuro-Oncohematology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

Maria Antonietta Avanzini

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Vittorio Rosti

Affiliation Centro per lo Studio e la Cura della Mielofibrosi, Laboratori Sperimentali di Ricerca, Area di Biotecnologie, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Francesco Lo-Coco

Affiliation Laboratory of Neuro-Oncohematology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

Franco Locatelli

Affiliations Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Maria Ester Bernardo

mariaester.bernardo@opbg.net

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AC MEB FL. Performed the experiments: AC SB FDB NS FM AP PS SG MAA VR CC. Analyzed the data: AC MEB GLP BC AA FLC FL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AC MEB VR AA FLC. Wrote the paper: AC MEB FL.