About the Authors

Rut Tejero

Contributed equally to this work with: Rut Tejero, Alfons Navarro

Affiliation Molecular Oncology and Embryology Laboratory, Human Anatomy Unit, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain

Alfons Navarro

Contributed equally to this work with: Rut Tejero, Alfons Navarro

anavarroponz@ub.edu (AN); mmonzo@ub.edu (MM)

Affiliation Molecular Oncology and Embryology Laboratory, Human Anatomy Unit, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain

Marc Campayo

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Clinic Malalties Hemato-Oncològiques (ICMHO), Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain

Nuria Viñolas

Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Clinic Malalties Hemato-Oncològiques (ICMHO), Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain

Ramon M. Marrades

Affiliation Department of Pneumology, Institut Clínic del Tórax (ICT), Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Barcelona, Spain

Anna Cordeiro

Affiliation Molecular Oncology and Embryology Laboratory, Human Anatomy Unit, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain

Marc Ruíz-Martínez

Affiliation Molecular Oncology and Embryology Laboratory, Human Anatomy Unit, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain

Sandra Santasusagna

Affiliation Molecular Oncology and Embryology Laboratory, Human Anatomy Unit, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain

Laureano Molins

Affiliation Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institut Clínic del Tórax (ICT), Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Josep Ramirez

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Centro de Diagnóstico Biomédico (CDB), Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERES, Barcelona, Spain

Mariano Monzó

anavarroponz@ub.edu (AN); mmonzo@ub.edu (MM)

Affiliation Molecular Oncology and Embryology Laboratory, Human Anatomy Unit, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AN MM. Performed the experiments: RT AC MRM SS. Analyzed the data: AN MC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MC NV RM LM JR. Wrote the paper: AN. Performed the histopathological review: JR. Selected cases and provided clinical data: NV MC RM. Reviewed and approved the final manuscript: RT AN MC NV RM AC MRM SS LM JR MM.