About the Authors

Anna Mikosik

Affiliation Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland

Izabella Henc

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Experimental Rheumatology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland

Katarzyna Ruckemann-Dziurdzińska

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Experimental Rheumatology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland

Joanna E. Frąckowiak

Affiliation Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland

Anna Płoszyńska

Affiliation Clinic of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland

Anna Balcerska

Affiliation Clinic of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland

Ewa Bryl

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Experimental Rheumatology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland

Jacek M. Witkowski

jawit@gumed.edu.pl

Affiliation Department of Pathophysiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JMW. Performed the experiments: AM IH KRD JEF. Analyzed the data: AM IH KRD JEF AP AB EB JMW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JMW AP AB. Wrote the paper: AM EB JEF JMW.