About the Authors

Jan Richter

richter@cing.ac.cy

Affiliation Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Department of Molecular Virology, Nicosia, Cyprus

Christakis Panayiotou

Affiliation Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Department of Molecular Virology, Nicosia, Cyprus

Christina Tryfonos

Affiliation Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Department of Molecular Virology, Nicosia, Cyprus

Dana Koptides

Affiliation Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Department of Molecular Virology, Nicosia, Cyprus

Maria Koliou

Affiliation Archbishop Makarios III Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Nicosia, Cyprus

Nikolas Kalogirou

Affiliation Archbishop Makarios III Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Nicosia, Cyprus

Eleni Georgiou

Affiliation Archbishop Makarios III Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Nicosia, Cyprus

Christina Christodoulou

Affiliation Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Department of Molecular Virology, Nicosia, Cyprus

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JR CC. Performed the experiments: JR CP CT DK. Analyzed the data: JR CC CP DK MK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NK EG MK. Wrote the paper: JR CP CC.