About the Authors

Marta Marzotto

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134, Verona, Italy

Clara Bonafini

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134, Verona, Italy

Debora Olioso

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134, Verona, Italy

Anna Baruzzi

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134, Verona, Italy

Laura Bettinetti

Affiliation Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy

Francesca Di Leva

Affiliation Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy

Elisabetta Galbiati

Affiliation Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, 20126, Milano, Italy

Paolo Bellavite

paolo.bellavite@univr.it

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134, Verona, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. This study was funded by Boiron Laboratoires Lyon with a research agreement in partnership with University of Verona. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PB MM DO CB. Performed the experiments: MM DO CB AB LB EG. Analyzed the data: MM LB FDL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MM AB EG LB. Wrote the paper: PB MM.