About the Authors

Cornelia Di Gaetano

cornelia.digaetano@unito.it (CDG); giuseppe.matullo@unito.it (GM)

Affiliations Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, HuGeF Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy

Giovanni Fiorito

Affiliations Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, HuGeF Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy

Maria Francesca Ortu

Affiliation Hypertension and Related Diseases Center, AOU, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

Fabio Rosa

Affiliation HuGeF Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy

Simonetta Guarrera

Affiliation HuGeF Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy

Barbara Pardini

Affiliation HuGeF Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy

Daniele Cusi

Affiliations Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, Filarete Foundation, Genomic and Bioinformatics Unit, Viale Ortles 22/4, Milan, Italy

Francesca Frau

Affiliations Hypertension and Related Diseases Center, AOU, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, Filarete Foundation, Genomic and Bioinformatics Unit, Viale Ortles 22/4, Milan, Italy

Cristina Barlassina

Affiliations Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, Filarete Foundation, Genomic and Bioinformatics Unit, Viale Ortles 22/4, Milan, Italy

Chiara Troffa

Affiliation Hypertension and Related Diseases Center, AOU, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

Giuseppe Argiolas

Affiliation Hypertension and Related Diseases Center, AOU, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

Roberta Zaninello

Affiliation Hypertension and Related Diseases Center, AOU, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

Giovanni Fresu

Affiliation Hypertension and Related Diseases Center, AOU, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

Nicola Glorioso

Affiliation Hypertension and Related Diseases Center, AOU, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

Alberto Piazza

Affiliations Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, HuGeF Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy

Giuseppe Matullo

cornelia.digaetano@unito.it (CDG); giuseppe.matullo@unito.it (GM)

Affiliations Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy, HuGeF Human Genetics Foundation, Turin, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CDG GM AP. Performed the experiments: CDG SG BP. Analyzed the data: CDG G. Fiorito FR GM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MFO DC FF CB CT GA RZ G. Fresu NG AP GM. Wrote the paper: CDG GM AP.