1. Immunology Division, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
2. Division of Nephrology, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
3. Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Medical School, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
4. Department of Human Dynamics, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
5. Division of Medical Pathology, University of Chieti, Italy
6. Clinical of Infectious Diseases, Medical School, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
7. Dental School, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
8. Orthopaedics Division, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
9. Catholic University, Rome, Italy
10. Gynecology Division, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
11. Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
12. Department of Paediatrics, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
13. Department of Biomedical Science, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
14. Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.