1 Internal Medicine and Secondary Hypertension Center, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Sant'Anna Hospital, Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy.
2 Hematology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
3 PhD Program in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
4 Clinical Immunology, Allergy and Advanced Biotechnologies Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.