About the Authors

Francesco Maura

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano and Hematology 1 CTMO, Foundation IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy

Laura Mosca

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano and Hematology 1 CTMO, Foundation IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy

Sonia Fabris

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano and Hematology 1 CTMO, Foundation IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy

Giovanna Cutrona

Affiliation SS Molecular Diagnostics, IRCCS S. Martino-IST, Genova, Italy

Serena Matis

Affiliation Scientific Direction IRCCS S. Martino-IST, Genova, Italy

Marta Lionetti

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano and Hematology 1 CTMO, Foundation IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy

Luca Agnelli

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano and Hematology 1 CTMO, Foundation IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy

Marzia Barbieri

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano and Hematology 1 CTMO, Foundation IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy

Marianna D’Anca

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano and Hematology 1 CTMO, Foundation IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy

Martina Manzoni

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano and Hematology 1 CTMO, Foundation IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy

Monica Colombo

Affiliation Scientific Direction IRCCS S. Martino-IST, Genova, Italy

Carlotta Massucco

Affiliation Scientific Direction IRCCS S. Martino-IST, Genova, Italy

Daniele Reverberi

Affiliation Department of Pathology IRCCS S. Martino-IST, Genova, Italy

Massimo Gentile

Affiliation U.O.C. di Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera di Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy

Anna Grazia Recchia

Affiliation U.O.C. di Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera di Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy

Sabrina Bossio

Affiliation U.O.C. di Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera di Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy

Fiorella Ilariucci

Affiliation Division of Hematology, A.O. Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Caterina Musolino

Affiliation Division of Haematology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Francesco Di Raimondo

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Hematology, University of Catania and Ferrarotto Hospital, Catania, Italy

Agostino Cortelezzi

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano and Hematology 1 CTMO, Foundation IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy

Fortunato Morabito

Affiliation Department of Pathology IRCCS S. Martino-IST, Genova, Italy

Manlio Ferrarini

Affiliation Scientific Direction IRCCS S. Martino-IST, Genova, Italy

Antonino Neri

antonino.neri@unimi.it

Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano and Hematology 1 CTMO, Foundation IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: F. Maura MF F. Morabito AN. Performed the experiments: F. Maura LM GC SM ML MD MB MM SF MC C. Massucco. Analyzed the data: F. Maura LM LA AN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: F. Maura LM FD C. Musolino DR MG AGR SB FI AC F. Morabito MF AN. Wrote the paper: F. Maura LM LA AN.