About the Authors

Lidiane S. Torres

lidiane.unesp@gmail.com (LST); smoliani@ibilce.unesp.br (SMO)

Affiliation Laboratory of Hemoglobin and Hematologic Genetic Diseases, Department of Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Jéssika V. Okumura

Affiliation Laboratory of Hemoglobin and Hematologic Genetic Diseases, Department of Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Danilo G. H. Silva

Affiliation Laboratory of Hemoglobin and Hematologic Genetic Diseases, Department of Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Kallyne K. O. Mimura

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunomorphology, Department of Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Édis Belini-Júnior

Affiliation Laboratory of Hemoglobin and Hematologic Genetic Diseases, Department of Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Renan G. Oliveira

Affiliation Laboratory of Hemoglobin and Hematologic Genetic Diseases, Department of Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Clarisse L. C. Lobo

Affiliation Institute of Hematology Arthur de Siqueira Cavalcanti (HEMORIO), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sonia M. Oliani

lidiane.unesp@gmail.com (LST); smoliani@ibilce.unesp.br (SMO)

Affiliation Laboratory of Immunomorphology, Department of Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Claudia R. Bonini-Domingos

Affiliation Laboratory of Hemoglobin and Hematologic Genetic Diseases, Department of Biology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: LST SMO CRBD. Formal analysis: LST. Funding acquisition: LST SMO CRBD. Investigation: LST JVO KKOM EBJ RGO. Methodology: LST SMO CRBD. Project administration: SMO CRBD. Supervision: SMO CRBD. Visualization: LST JVO DGHS SMO CRBD. Writing – original draft: LST JVO DGHS CRBD. Writing – review & editing: LST JVO DGHS SMO CLCL CRBD.