Affiliations

• ¹ Dept of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy.
• ² Dept of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA), University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy.
• ³ Dept of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano - Bicocca and Nephrology Unit, ASST-Monza, Milan/Monza, Italy.
• ⁴ Operative Unit of Rheumatology, Dept of Medicine DIMED, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
• ⁵ Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Policlinico S.Matteo Foundation and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
• ⁶ University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
• ⁷ Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR), IRCCS-San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
• ⁸ Unit of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University and ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
• ⁹ Dept of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
• ¹⁰ Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy.
• ¹¹ Dept of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
• ¹² Allergy and Pneumology Unit, A.O.S. Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy.
• ¹³ Rheumatology Unit, Dept of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (DETO), Polyclinic Hospital, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
• ¹⁴ Dept of Rheumatology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy.
• ¹⁵ Dept of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Unit of Internal Medicine "Guido Baccelli", University of Bari "Aldo Moro" Medical School, Bari, Italy.
• ¹⁶ Nephrology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
• ¹⁷ Rheumatology Dept of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy.
• ¹⁸ Rheumatology, Dept of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University Clinic, Cagliari, Italy.
• ¹⁹ Rheumatology Unit, Dept of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
• ²⁰ Dept of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica, Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy.
• ²¹ Rheumatology Clinic, Dept of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
• ²² Dept of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
• ²³ Nephrology Unit, Spedali Civili Hospital, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
• ²⁴ Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
• ²⁵ Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Dept, Cattinara Teaching Hospital (ASUITS), Trieste, Italy.
• ²⁶ Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology and Translational Medicine Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
• ²⁷ Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research and Dept of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
• ²⁸ Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Rozzano - Milan, Italy.
• ²⁹ Dept of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele - Milan, Italy.
• ³⁰ Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases - Coordinating Center of the Network for Rare Diseases of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Dept of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
• ³¹ SCU Nephrology and Dialysis, S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Dept of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
• ³² Nephrology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
• ³³ Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Division, Dept of Medical Sciences, "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino" University Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
• ³⁴ Dept of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant Unit, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
• ³⁵ Nephrology Unit, Hospital San Gerardo Monza, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
• ³⁶ Respiratory Pathophysiology Division, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
• ³⁷ Division of Clinical Rheumatology, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO Institute, Milan, Italy.
• ³⁸ Dept of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
• ³⁹ Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
• ⁴⁰ Dept of Medical Science, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Torino and AO Ordine Mauriziano Umberto I, Turin, Italy.
• ⁴¹ Dept of Internal Medicine, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
• ⁴² Dept of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
• ⁴³ Struttura Complessa Medicina Interna 1 P.O. Levante, ASL 2 Savona, Savona, Italy.
• ⁴⁴ Nephrology Unit, University Hospital, Parma, Italy.
• ⁴⁵ Dept of Experimental Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplant Unit, St. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
• ⁴⁶ Hospital of Brunico (SABES-ASDAA), Dept of Rheumatology, Brunico, Italy.
• ⁴⁷ Dept of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
• ⁴⁸ Dept of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
• ⁴⁹ Cardiomyopathy Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
• ⁵⁰ Dept of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
• ⁵¹ These authors contributed equally to this manuscript.
• ⁵² Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy.
• ⁵³ Dept of Experimental, Clinical and Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Firenze, Florence, Italy.