Nortunen, Minna https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0928-150X
Huhta, Heikki
Helminen, Olli
Parkkila, Seppo
Kauppila, Joonas H.
Karttunen, Tuomo J.
Saarnio, Juha
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Finnish Cancer Foundation
Thelma Mäkikyrö Foundation
Mary and Georg C. Ehrnroots Foundation
Päivikki ja Sakari Sohlbergin Säätiö
Suomen Lääketieteen Säätiö
Sigrid Juséliuksen Säätiö
Orionin Tutkimussäätiö
Article History
Received: 18 April 2018
Revised: 30 June 2018
Accepted: 22 July 2018
First Online: 31 July 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
: Regional Ethical Committee approval no.: EETTMK: 81/2008.
: Valvira (National Licensing and Supervising Agency for Social Affairs and Health) approval no.: 10832/06.01.03.01/2014.
: The use of the patients’ samples and the data inquiry were approved by the Oulu University Hospital Ethics Committee and by the National Authority for Medicolegal Affairs (VALVIRA).
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.