1. Myeloma Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, and
2. Unit of General Pathology, Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy;
3. Hematology and BMT Center, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy;
4. Laboratorio di Oncologia, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy;
5. CoreLab, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy;
6. Laboratory of Pre-clinical and Translational Research, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture, Italy;
7. Department of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy;
8. Infectious Disease Unit and Hepatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy;
9. Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, and
10. Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy;
11. U.O. di Anatomia Patologica, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy; and
12. Department of Medical-Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy