About the Authors

Roberto Littera

roby.litter@gmail.com

Affiliation Regional Transplant Center, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy

Gianbenedetto Piredda

Affiliation Kidney Transplant Unit, Department of Renal Dieases, G. Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari, Italy

Davide Argiolas

Affiliation Kidney Transplant Unit, Department of Renal Dieases, G. Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari, Italy

Sara Lai

Affiliation Medical Genetics, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy

Elena Congeddu

Affiliation Kidney Transplant Unit, Department of Renal Dieases, G. Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari, Italy

Paola Ragatzu

Affiliation Kidney Transplant Unit, Department of Renal Dieases, G. Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari, Italy

Maurizio Melis

Affiliation Regional Transplant Center, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy

Elisabetta Carta

Affiliation Kidney Transplant Unit, Department of Renal Dieases, G. Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari, Italy

Maria Benigna Michittu

Affiliation Kidney Transplant Unit, Department of Renal Dieases, G. Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari, Italy

Donatella Valentini

Affiliation Medical Genetics, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy

Luisella Cappai

Affiliation Medical Genetics, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy

Rita Porcella

Affiliation Medical Genetics, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy

Francesco Alba

Affiliation Medical Genetics, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy

Maria Serra

Affiliation Medical Genetics, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy

Valentina Loi

Affiliation Medical Genetics, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy

Roberta Maddi

Affiliation Medical Genetics, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy

Sandro Orrù

Affiliations Medical Genetics, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy, Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

Giorgio La Nasa

Affiliations Bone Marrow Transplant Center, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy, Hematology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

Giovanni Caocci

Affiliations Bone Marrow Transplant Center, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy, Hematology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

Roberto Cusano

Affiliation Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development (CRS4) Biomedical Sector, "Polaris" Technology Park, Pula, Cagliari, Italy

Marcella Arras

Affiliation Bone Marrow Transplant Center, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy

Mauro Frongia

Affiliation Complex Structure of Urology, Kidney Transplantation and Robotic Surgery, G. Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari, Italy

Antonello Pani

Affiliation Complex Structure of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Renal Diseases, G. Brotzu Hospital, Cagliari, Italy

Carlo Carcassi

Affiliations Medical Genetics, R. Binaghi Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Italy, Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: RL GP GLN MF AP CC. Data curation: MM SO. Formal analysis: RL GP DA E. Congeddu PR MM MBM FA SO RC MA MF AP CC. Investigation: RL GP DA E. Carta PR MBM DV LC RP MS VL RM SO RC MA. Methodology: RL MM GLN GC CC. Project administration: RL GP MF AP CC. Resources: RL GP SL DV LC FA SO RC MA. Software: MM FA. Supervision: RL CC. Validation: RL MM E. Congeddu SL SO CC. Visualization: RL MM CC. Writing – original draft: RL GP MF AP CC. Writing – review & editing: RL GP MF AP CC.