Van Hirtum, Liesbet D. F. M. http://orcid.org/0009-0008-8086-1914
Van Damme, Tine
Van Hove, Johan L. K.
Steyaert, Jean G.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Maud & Vic Foundation
NKH Crusaders
Brodyn’s Friends
Nora Jane Almany Foundation
the Dickens Family Foundation
the Lucas John Foundation
the Barnett Family Foundation
Dr. and Ms. Shaw
the University of Colorado Foundation NKH research fund
Article History
Received: 28 November 2023
Accepted: 30 March 2024
First Online: 8 April 2024
Declarations
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: This study was approved by an independent ethics committee in Leuven, Belgium, named EC Research UZ/KU Leuven with study number MP017713. Patients were also further enrolled in the IRB-approved study in Colorado by the ethics committee named Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board with number COMIRB# 05-0790. Participation was initiated after obtaining informed consent. All procedures were done in accordance with the ethical standards of the ethics committee in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975 and as revised in 2000.
: Consent for publication was obtained from all patients.
: The authors have stated that they had no interests which might be perceived as posing a conflict or bias.