About the Authors

Vincenzo Cantaluppi

vincenzo.cantaluppi@unito.it

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Sergio Dellepiane

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Michela Tamagnone

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Davide Medica

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Federico Figliolini

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Maria Messina

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Ana Maria Manzione

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Massimo Gai

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Giuliana Tognarelli

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Andrea Ranghino

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Caterina Dolla

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Silvia Ferrario

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Ciro Tetta

Affiliation EMEALA Medical Board, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany

Giuseppe Paolo Segoloni

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Giovanni Camussi

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Luigi Biancone

Affiliation “A. Vercellone” Kidney Transplantation Center, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Torino, Azienda Ospedaliera “Città della Salute e della Scienza- Molinette”, Torino, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests: co-author Ciro Tetta is employed by EMEALA Medical Board, Fresenius Medical Care. 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: VC SD CD CT. Performed the experiments: SD CD SF. Analyzed the data: MT SD VC FF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FF SD CD. Wrote the paper: VC SD DM GC GPS LB. Contributed to practical aspects of study design, participated in sample collection and in patients’ enrollment: MG AMM MM AR GT.