Meng, Peng
Vaapil, Marica
Tagmount, Abderrahmane
Loguinov, Alex
Vulpe, Chris
Yaswen, Paul http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6603-640X
Funding for this research was provided by:
California Breast Cancer Research Program (21UB-8012, 17UB-8708)
Avon Foundation for Women (L1779)
Article History
Received: 15 February 2019
Accepted: 9 April 2019
First Online: 16 April 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: De-identified histologically normal breast tissues obtained with informed consent from women undergoing reduction mammoplasties were purchased from the Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN). CHTN operating policies and procedures protect subjects from whom specimens are obtained. These policies and procedures are consistent with current regulations and guidance for repositories from the United States Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP, DHHS). All divisions of the CHTN operate with the review and approval of their local Institutional Review Board (IRB). In addition, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory maintains its own IRB that confirmed that all methods and experimental protocols were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.