About the Authors

Marta L. Silva

Affiliations i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Doctoral Program in Molecular and Cell Biology, ICBAS - Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Baltazar Cá

Affiliations INASA - Instituto Nacional de Saúde Pública da Guiné-Bissau, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Nuno S. Osório

Affiliations Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, Braga, Portugal, ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal

Pedro N. S. Rodrigues

Affiliations i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Ana Raquel Maceiras

Contributed equally to this work with: Ana Raquel Maceiras, Margarida Saraiva

Current address: Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom

Affiliations i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Margarida Saraiva

Contributed equally to this work with: Ana Raquel Maceiras, Margarida Saraiva

margarida.saraiva@ibmc.up.pt

Affiliations i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.