About the Authors
- Martina Barchitta
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Affiliation Department GF Ingrassia, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Annalisa Quattrocchi
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Affiliation Department GF Ingrassia, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Andrea Maugeri
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Affiliation Department GF Ingrassia, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Manlio Vinciguerra
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* E-mail: agodia@unict.it (AA); m.vinciguerra@ucl.ac.uk (MV)
Affiliations University College London, Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free Campus, London, United Kingdom, Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
- Antonella Agodi
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* E-mail: agodia@unict.it (AA); m.vinciguerra@ucl.ac.uk (MV)
Affiliation Department GF Ingrassia, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Competing Interests
Manlio Vinciguerra has served as a PLOS ONE Editorial Board member for three years. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE Editorial policies and criteria.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MV AA. Performed the experiments: MB AQ AM. Analyzed the data: MB AA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MB AQ AM. Wrote the paper: MB MV AA.