About the Authors

Javier Rodríguez-Carrio

Affiliation Area Of Immunology, Department Of Functional Biology, Faculty Of Medicine, University Of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain

Banesa de Paz

Affiliation Area Of Immunology, Department Of Functional Biology, Faculty Of Medicine, University Of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain

Patricia López

Affiliation Area Of Immunology, Department Of Functional Biology, Faculty Of Medicine, University Of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain

Catuxa Prado

Affiliation Area Of Immunology, Department Of Functional Biology, Faculty Of Medicine, University Of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain

Mercedes Alperi-López

Affiliation Department Of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Central De Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

Francisco Javier Ballina-García

Affiliation Department Of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Central De Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

Ana Suárez

Anasua@Uniovi.Es

Affiliation Area Of Immunology, Department Of Functional Biology, Faculty Of Medicine, University Of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AS. Performed the experiments: JRC BdP PL CP. Analyzed the data: JRC AS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAL FJBG AS. Wrote the paper: JRC AS.