About the Authors
- Marta Marzotto
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134, Verona, Italy
- Clara Bonafini
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134, Verona, Italy
- Debora Olioso
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134, Verona, Italy
- Anna Baruzzi
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Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134, Verona, Italy
- Laura Bettinetti
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Affiliation Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
- Francesca Di Leva
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Affiliation Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
- Elisabetta Galbiati
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Affiliation Department of Biotechnology and Bioscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, 20126, Milano, Italy
- Paolo Bellavite
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* E-mail: 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.