About the Authors

Júlio C. Possati-Resende

julio.possati@uol.com.br

Affiliation Cancer Prevention Department, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil

José H. T. G. Fregnani

Affiliation Teaching and Research Institute, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil

Ligia M. Kerr

Affiliation Pathology Department, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil

Edmundo C. Mauad

Affiliation Cancer Prevention Department, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil

Adhemar Longatto-Filho

Affiliations Molecular Oncology Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil, Laboratory of Medical Investigation (LIM-14), School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Cristovam Scapulatempo-Neto

Affiliations Pathology Department, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil, Molecular Oncology Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JCP-R JHTGF AL-F LMK ECM CS-N. Performed the experiments: JCP-R LMK CS-N. Analyzed the data: JCP-R JHTGF AL-F LMK ECM CS-N. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JCP-R LMK CS-N. Wrote the paper: JCP-R JHTGF AL-F LMK ECM CS-N.