About the Authors
- Aristea Kalikaki
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Affiliation Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, University of Crete, School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Helen Politaki
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Affiliation Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, University of Crete, School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- John Souglakos
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Affiliations Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, University of Crete, School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Department of Medical Oncology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Stella Apostolaki
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Affiliation Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, University of Crete, School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Elisavet Papadimitraki
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Affiliation Department of Medical Oncology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Nefeli Georgoulia
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Affiliation Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, University of Crete, School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Maria Tzardi
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Affiliation Department of Pathology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Dimitris Mavroudis
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Affiliations Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, University of Crete, School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Department of Medical Oncology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Vassilis Georgoulias
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Affiliations Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, University of Crete, School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Department of Medical Oncology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Alexandra Voutsina
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* E-mail: voutsina@med.uoc.gr
Affiliation Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, University of Crete, School of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Competing Interests
Assistant Professor John Souglakos currently serves as an academic editor. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AV. Performed the experiments: AK HP SA AV. Analyzed the data: AK AV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NG. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: AK AV. Contributed to the collection and assembly of clinical data: EP JS. Acquired and managed patients and participated clinically in sample provision and data interpretation: JS MT VG DM. Were involved in critical review and edited the manuscript: VG DM.