About the Authors

Tomas Fernández Gianotti

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Biology of Complex Diseases, Institute of Medical Research A Lanari-IDIM, University of Buenos Aires-National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Adriana Burgueño

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Biology of Complex Diseases, Institute of Medical Research A Lanari-IDIM, University of Buenos Aires-National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Noelia Gonzales Mansilla

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Biology of Complex Diseases, Institute of Medical Research A Lanari-IDIM, University of Buenos Aires-National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Carlos Jose Pirola

Contributed equally to this work with: Carlos Jose Pirola, Silvia Sookoian

sookoian.silvia@lanari.fmed.uba.ar (SS); pirola.carlos@lanari.fmed.uba.ar (CJP)

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics and Biology of Complex Diseases, Institute of Medical Research A Lanari-IDIM, University of Buenos Aires-National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Silvia Sookoian

Contributed equally to this work with: Carlos Jose Pirola, Silvia Sookoian

sookoian.silvia@lanari.fmed.uba.ar (SS); pirola.carlos@lanari.fmed.uba.ar (CJP)

Affiliation Department of Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, Institute of Medical Research A Lanari-IDIM, University of Buenos Aires-National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Competing Interests

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Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SS CJP. Performed the experiments: TFG AB SS. Analyzed the data: SS CJP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SS CJP. Wrote the manuscript: SS CJP. Experimental animals care: NGM.