About the Authors
- Giorgio Tasca
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Affiliation Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus Foundation, Milan, Italy
- Mauro Monforte
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Affiliation Institute of Neurology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
- Elisabetta Iannaccone
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Affiliation Institute of Neurology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
- Francesco Laschena
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Affiliation Department of Radiology, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Pierfrancesco Ottaviani
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Affiliation Department of Radiology, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Emanuele Leoncini
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Affiliation Institute of Hygiene-Department of Public Health, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
- Stefania Boccia
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Affiliation Institute of Hygiene-Department of Public Health, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
- Giuliana Galluzzi
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Affiliation Cellular Biology and Neurobiology Institute, CNR, Rome, Italy
- Marco Pelliccioni
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Affiliation Unione Italiana Lotta Distrofia Muscolare (UILDM) Rome Section, Rome, Italy
- Marcella Masciullo
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Affiliation IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
- Roberto Frusciante
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Affiliation Neurophysiopathology Unit, Columbus Hospital, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
- Eugenio Mercuri
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Affiliation Pediatric Neurology Unit, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
- Enzo Ricci
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* E-mail: ericci@rm.unicatt.it
Affiliation Institute of Neurology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests. EM has served on scientific advisory boards for Acceleron Pharma, Prosensa, and PTC Therapeutics; he receives research support from the European Union, Parent Project NL, SMA Europe, and Italian Telethon; he is receiving funding for trials from GlaxoSmithKline; and he has received funding for trials from Trophos and PTC Therapeutics. The other authors have declared that no competing interests exist. The authors also hereby confirm that what is disclosed in the competing interests section does not alter adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GT ER. Performed the experiments: GT EI FL PO GG MP M. Masciullo RF ER. Analyzed the data: GT M. Monforte EL SB EM ER. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GT ER. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: GT M. Monforte EM ER.