Bassi, Marta http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0886-3989
Grobberio, Monica
Negri, Luca
Cilia, Sabina
Minacapelli, Eleonora
Niccolai, Claudia
Pattini, Marianna
Pietrolongo, Erika
Quartuccio, Maria Esmeralda
Viterbo, Rosa Gemma
Allegri, Beatrice
Amato, Maria Pia
Benin, Miriam
De Luca, Giovanna
Falautano, Monica
Gasperini, Claudio
Patti, Francesco
Trojano, Maria
Delle Fave, Antonella
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla (2014/R/4)
Article History
First Online: 23 December 2019
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: Marta Bassi, Monica Grobberio, Luca Negri, Sabina Cilia, Eleonora Minacapelli, Claudia Niccolai, Marianna Pattini, Erika Pietrolongo, Maria Esmeralda Quartuccio, Beatrice Allegri, Miriam Benin, Giovanna De Luca, Monica Falautano, Claudio Gasperini, and Antonella Delle Fave report no conflicts of interest. Maria Pia Amato received research grants and honoraria as a speaker and member of advisory boards by Bayer, Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi Genzyme, Teva, Almirall, and Roche. Rosa Gemma Viterbo received speaker honoraria from Biogen, Merck Serono, and Sanofi. Francesco Patti received personal compensation for speaking activities and serving on advisor board by Almirall, Bayer, Biogen, Celgene, Merck, Myalin, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi, and TEVA. He also received research grants by Biogen, Merck, Reload onlus, the Italian Ministry of University and Education (MIUR), and University of Catania. Maria Trojano has served on scientific advisory boards for Biogen, Merck Serono, Novartis, and Roche; received speaker honoraria from Biogen, Merck Serono, Novartis, Sanofi, and Roche; and received research grants from Biogen, Merck Serono, Novartis, and Roche.
: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.