Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Editor in Chief
Prof. Giuseppe Leone, Editor in Chief Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Deputy Editor
Dr. Luciana Teofili, Italy
Coeditors
Dr. Luciana Teofili, Italy
Prof. Eligio Pizzigallo, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti (IT), Italy
Prof. Francesco Lococo, Università di Roma TorVergata, Roma, Italy
Dr. Corrado Girmenia, Università “La Sapienza”. Roma, Italy
Prof. Livio Pagano, Università Cattolica, Italy
Prof. Giovanni de Gaetano, “John Paul II” Centre for High Technology Research, Italy
Prof. Luigi Maria Larocca, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Editorial Board
Dr. Thomas V. Adamkiewicz, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30344, USA
Prof. Wassim Y Almawi, Faculty of Sciences El Manar University Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisia
Prof. Lodovico Balducci, Moffit Cancer Center, United States
Dr. Samir Ballas, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Philadelphia.
Dr. Michele Bibas, Dipartimento clinico e di ricerca clinica, Ematologia – INMI “Lazzaro Spallanzani” IRCCS ROME, Italy
Prof. Maria Domenica Cappellini, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Prof. Carmelo Carlo-Stella, Humanitas Research Hospital & University of Milano, Italy
Dr. Mammen Chandy, Tata Medical Center. Kolkata, India.
Dr. Raffaella Colombatti, Clinic of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Azienda Ospedaliera-Università di Padova, Padova, Italy., Italy
Prof. Giovanni Delogu, Institute of Microbiology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy., Italy
Ass. prof. Ilker Devrim, Dr.Behcet Uz Chıldrens Hospital, Turkey
Dr. Dimitar Efremov, International Center for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Monterotondo Scalo, Italy
Prof. Mohssen Elalfy, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt., Egypt
Dr. Prof. Alison Freifeld, Alison Freifeld MD Professor, Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases Section University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 68198-5400 402-559-8668
Prof. Gianluca Gaidano, University of Eastern Piedmont .Novara, Italy
Prof. Andrea Gallamini, Department of Research, Innovation and Statistics, A. Lacassagne Cancer Centre, Nice France, Italy
Dr. Kanjaksha Ghosh, National Institute Of Immunohaematology. ( ICMR )
Dr. Prof. Andreas H. Groll,, MD, Infectious Disease Research Program, Center for Bone Marrow Transplantation and Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children’s University Hospital, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building A1, Münster 48149, Germany. Tel.: +49 251 834 7742. Fax: +49 251 834 7828. E-mail:, Germany
Prof. Olivier Hermine, Hopital Necker, Paris, France
Prof. Hee-Je Kim, Department of Hematology, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea., Korea, Republic of
Dr. Stefan Hohaus, Catholic University, Italy
Prof. Sanaa Kamal, Ain Shams University/Tufts Medical School, United States
Prof. Giorgio La Nasa, Università di Cagliari., Italy
Prof. Richard A. Larson, University of Chicago, United States
Dr. Antonio Maria Leone, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Roma, Italy
Prof. Lucio Luzzatto, Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze, Italy
Dr. Maurizio Martini, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
Dr. Annarita Migliaccio, Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Dr. Janos Minarovits, Microbiological Research Group, National Center for Epidemiology, Hungary
Prof. Moshe Mittelman, Department of Medicine, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel, Israel, Israel
Prof. Raffaella Origa, Clinica Pediatrica 2°, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Clinica e Molecolare, Università di Cagliari, Ospedale Regionale per le Microcitemie, ASL 8 Cagliari, Italy
Prof. Eliezer A. Rachmilewitz, Medicine and Pediatrics, Presbyterian Hospital, New York Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
Prof Josep-Maria Ribera, Clinical Hematology Department ICO-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol Jose Carreras Research Institute Badalona, Spain, Spain
Dr. Deborah Rund, Department of Hematology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, Israel
Prof. Miguel A. Sanz, Hospital Universitario La Fe Servicio de Hematología Valencia, Spain, Spain
Prof. Simona Sica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Roma, Italy
Dr George Vassilopoulos, University of Thessaly Medical School, Greece
Prof. Adriano Venditti, Università Roma Torvergata, Italy
Dr. Lorenzo Zammarchi, Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy., Italy
Past and Present Guest Editors
Prof Sergio Amadori, Università Torvergata, Roma, Italy
Prof. Luca Arcaini, Luca Arcaini, MD, Department of Hematology Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy. E-mail: luca.arcaini@unipv.it
Prof. Giuseppe Avvisati, Capus Biomedico, Italy
Prof. Michele Baccarani
Prof. Lodovico Balducci, Moffit Cancer Center, United States
Prof. Renato Bassan
Prof. Maria Domenica Cappellini, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Prof. Giancarlo Castaman, Italy
Prof. Francesco Castelli, University of Brescia Clinic of Infectious Diseases
Prof. Roberto Cauda, Istituto Clinica Malattie Infettive.Università Cattolica.Roma, Italy
Dr. Chiara Cerletti
Prof. Giovanni de Gaetano, “John Paul II” Centre for High Technology Research, Italy
Prof. Valerio De Stefano, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Dr. Dimitar Efremov, International Center for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Monterotondo Scalo, Italy
Prof. Andrea Gallamini, Department of Research, Innovation and Statistics, A. Lacassagne Cancer Centre, Nice France, Italy
Prof. Augusto Federici, Università di Milano, Italy
Prof. Antonio Gasbarrini, Università Cattolica
Prof. Luigi Maria Larocca, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Prof. Richard A. Larson, University of Chicago, United States
Prof. Luca Laurenti, pol. a gemelli, Italy
Prof. Mario Luppi, Dip.Oncoematologia Università di Modena
Prof. Francesco Lococo, Università di Roma TorVergata, Roma, Italy
Prof. Alberto Matteelli, Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia, 1-25123 Brescia, Italy. Electronic address:, Italy
Prof. Cristina Mecucci, University of Perugia, Italy
Prof Giovanna Meloni, Italy
Prof. Raffaella Origa, Clinica Pediatrica 2°, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Medicina Clinica e Molecolare, Università di Cagliari, Ospedale Regionale per le Microcitemie, ASL 8 Cagliari, Italy
Prof. Livio Pagano, Università Cattolica, Italy
Prof. Fabrizio Pane, Departments of Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University Medical School, Naples, Italy., Israel
Dr. Maria Teresa Petrucci, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Prof. Eligio Pizzigallo, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti (IT), Italy
Prof. Alessandro Rambaldi, University of Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
Dr. Francesco Rodeghiero
Prof. Miguel A. Sanz, Hospital Universitario La Fe Servicio de Hematología Valencia, Spain, Spain
Prof. Corrado Tarella, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Hematology and Cell Therapy Division, Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, Italy
Prof. Adriano Venditti, Università Roma Torvergata, Italy
Dr. Giuseppe Visani, Ospedale S. Salvatore, Pesaro. Italy
Prof. Maria Teresa Voso, Università di Roma Torvergata, Italy