Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitetet i Oslo
OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet
Diabetesforbundet
Anders Jahres Fond til Vitenskapens Fremme
Article History
Received: 2 December 2019
Accepted: 7 August 2020
First Online: 8 September 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK) South East, Oslo, Norway (reference numbers: S-04133, S-09078d 2009/166, 2011/2207, and 2015/124) and REK North, Tromsø, Norway (reference number: 2011/882). The study adhered to the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: The biopsies were obtained after informed written consent and approval by the previously mentioned Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research.