Damås, Jan K.
Otterdal, Kari
Astrup, Elisabeth
Lekva, Tove
Janardhanan, Jeshina
Michelsen, Annika
Aukrust, Pål
Varghese, George M.
Ueland, Thor
Funding for this research was provided by:
Norges Forskningsråd (196403)
Helse Sør-Øst RHF (2008046)
University of Oslo
Article History
Received: 4 December 2023
Accepted: 19 January 2024
First Online: 19 March 2024
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: There are no conflict of interests.
: Blood samples from patients and controls were collected after obtaining informed and written consent from each participant. The study was approved by the local ethic committees; in India by the CMC, IRB & EC (Institutional Review Board & Ethic Committee, Christian Medical College, Vellore) and the Health Ministry Screening Committee, ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research), in Norway by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics. The study was conducted according to the ethical guidelines from the Helsinki declaration.