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Authors
Santillan, Abegail
Tomas, Rock Christian
Bangaoil, Ruth
Lopez, Rolando
Gomez, Maria Honolina
Fellizar, Allan
Lim, Antonio
Abanilla, Lorenzo
Ramos, Maria Cristina
Guevarra, Leonardo Jr
Albano, Pia Marie
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Grants-in-Aid of the Commission on Higher Education (Cycle 1 592-2017)
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Article History
Received: 4 September 2020
Revised: 11 January 2021
Accepted: 18 January 2021
First Online: 10 February 2021
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the University of Santo Tomas Hospital (USTH) in Manila, Philippines (Ref. No.: IRB-2017-09-191-IS) and the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH-MC) in Ilocos Norte, Philippines (Ref. No.: MMMHMC-RERC-15-006). Written informed consent to participate from patients or their legal guardians and consent for publication have been waived by the IRB of USTH and MMMH-MC since the study was restricted to the use of archived FFPE thyroid cell or tissue blocks. The study did not involve additional procedures nor caused more than minimal risk of harm to subjects. The authors confirm that all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
