Funding for this research was provided by:
Health Research Board (HRA_PHS/2013/397)
University College Dublin
Article History
Received: 6 March 2023
Accepted: 2 June 2023
First Online: 20 June 2023
Declarations
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: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: The study was approved by the Ethical committee of the St. James’s Hospital and Federated Dublin Voluntary Hospitals Joint Research Ethics Committee (Ireland, reference 2007-37-17).
: All patients gave informed consent in accord with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and all patient samples were coded to protect participant identity.