About the Authors

Anna Ludovica Fracanzani

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Studi Malattie Metaboliche del Fegato, University of Milano, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS Ca’ Granda Foundation, Milano, Italy

Luca Valenti

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Studi Malattie Metaboliche del Fegato, University of Milano, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS Ca’ Granda Foundation, Milano, Italy

Maurizio Russello

Affiliation Liver Unit, ARNAS, Garibaldi Hospital, Catania, Italy

Luca Miele

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Cattolica University, Roma, Italy

Cristina Bertelli

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Studi Malattie Metaboliche del Fegato, University of Milano, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS Ca’ Granda Foundation, Milano, Italy

Alessandro Bellia

Affiliation Liver Unit, ARNAS, Garibaldi Hospital, Catania, Italy

Chiara Masetti

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Studi Malattie Metaboliche del Fegato, University of Milano, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS Ca’ Granda Foundation, Milano, Italy

Consuelo Cefalo

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Cattolica University, Roma, Italy

Antonio Grieco

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Cattolica University, Roma, Italy

Giulio Marchesini

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University, Bologna, Italy

Silvia Fargion

silvia.fargion@unimi.it

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Studi Malattie Metaboliche del Fegato, University of Milano, Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS Ca’ Granda Foundation, Milano, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ALF. Analyzed the data: ALF LV MR AG. Wrote the paper: ALF. Acquisition of data: AB CM CB LM CC. Material support: AB CM CB LM CC. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: SF GM.