About the Authors

Simona Baronchelli

Affiliations Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy, Science and Technology Park, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) MultiMedica, Milan, Italy

Angela Bentivegna

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

Serena Redaelli

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

Gabriele Riva

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

Valentina Butta

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

Laura Paoletta

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

Giuseppe Isimbaldi

Affiliation Department of Surgical Pathology, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy

Monica Miozzo

Affiliations Department of Pathophysiology and Organ Transplant, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, Pathology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

Silvia Tabano

Affiliations Department of Pathophysiology and Organ Transplant, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, Pathology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

Antonio Daga

Affiliation Department of Hematology-Oncology, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino- Istituto Scientifico Tumori (IST) Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy

Daniela Marubbi

Affiliations Department of Hematology-Oncology, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino- Istituto Scientifico Tumori (IST) Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy

Monica Cattaneo

Affiliation Science and Technology Park, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) MultiMedica, Milan, Italy

Ida Biunno

Affiliation Institute of Genetics and Biomedical Research-National Research Council, Milan, Italy

Leda Dalprà

leda.dalpra@unimib.it

Affiliations Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy, Department of Surgical Pathology, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SB AB IB LD. Performed the experiments: SB AB SR GR VB LP MC. Analyzed the data: SB AB SR GR VB LP MC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GI MM ST AD DM. Wrote the paper: SB AB LD.