**Author details**

Joel da Cunha1,2, Luciana Morganti Ferreira Maselli1,3, Sérgio Paulo Bydlowski1 and Celso Spada2\*

\*Address all correspondence to: celso.spada@ufsc.br

1 Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Hematology (LIM31), University of São Paulo School of Medicine (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

2 Clinical Analysis Department, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil

3 Research Division, Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo Foundation, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

The authors state that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this work.

All authors have equally contributed to this work.
