About the Authors
- Carla Lucia Esposito
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Affiliation Istituto per l'Endocrinologia e l'Oncologia Sperimentale del CNR “G. Salvatore”, Naples, Italy
- Diana Passaro
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Affiliation Dipartimento di Biologia e Patologia Cellulare e Molecolare, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Immacolata Longobardo
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Affiliation Dipartimento di Biologia e Patologia Cellulare e Molecolare, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Gerolama Condorelli
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Affiliations Istituto per l'Endocrinologia e l'Oncologia Sperimentale del CNR “G. Salvatore”, Naples, Italy, Dipartimento di Biologia e Patologia Cellulare e Molecolare, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy, Facoltà di Scienze Biotecnologiche, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
- Pina Marotta
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Affiliation Animal Model Facility, Biogem s.c.a.r.l., Ariano Irpino, Avellino, Italy
- Andrea Affuso
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Affiliations Animal Model Facility, Biogem s.c.a.r.l., Ariano Irpino, Avellino, Italy, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
- Vittorio de Franciscis
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Affiliation Istituto per l'Endocrinologia e l'Oncologia Sperimentale del CNR “G. Salvatore”, Naples, Italy
- Laura Cerchia
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* E-mail: cerchia@unina.it
Affiliation Istituto per l'Endocrinologia e l'Oncologia Sperimentale del CNR “G. Salvatore”, Naples, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors have the following competing interest: Andrea Affuso is employed by Biogem s.c.a r.l. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: VdF LC. Performed the experiments: CLE DP IL PM AA. Analyzed the data: CLE GC VdF LC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: VdF LC. Wrote the paper: VdF LC.