About the Authors

Corrado Tarella

corrado.tarella@unito.it

Affiliations Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Hematology and Cell Therapy Division, Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, Italy

Angela Gueli

Affiliations Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Hematology and Cell Therapy Division, Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, Italy

Federica Delaini

Affiliation Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Units, A. O. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy

Andrea Rossi

Affiliation Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Units, A. O. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy

Anna Maria Barbui

Affiliation Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Units, A. O. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy

Giuseppe Gritti

Affiliation Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Units, A. O. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy

Cristina Boschini

Affiliation Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Units, A. O. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy

Daniele Caracciolo

Affiliations Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Division of Hematology I, A. O. Città della Salute, Torino, Italy

Riccardo Bruna

Affiliations Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Hematology and Cell Therapy Division, Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, Italy

Marco Ruella

Affiliations Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Hematology and Cell Therapy Division, Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, Italy

Daniela Gottardi

Affiliations Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Hematology and Cell Therapy Division, Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, Italy

Roberto Passera

Affiliation Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Alessandro Rambaldi

Affiliation Division of Hematology I, A. O. Città della Salute, Torino, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CT A. Rambaldi. Performed the experiments: AG FD A. Rossi RB. Analyzed the data: CT A. Rambaldi RP CB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CT AG FD RB RP A. Rambaldi. Wrote the paper: CT A. Rambaldi. Management of the patients: CT AG A. Rossi AMB GG DC RB MR DG A. Rambaldi. Full access to all of the data: CT AG FD RP CB A. Rambaldi.