Carbone, L. D.
Bůžková, P.
Fink, H. A.
Robbins, J. A.
Bethel, M.
Isales, C. M.
Hill, W. D.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
National Institute on Aging
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Article History
Received: 15 September 2016
Accepted: 6 January 2017
First Online: 2 February 2017
Compliance with ethical standards
: The institutional review board (IRB) at each site approved the CHS methods, and all participants gave written informed consent. Augusta University’s Office of Human Research Protection Assurance approved the use of human plasma samples previously collected as part of the CHS.
: Authors Laura Carbone, Petra Bůžková, Howard Fink, John Robbins, Monique Bethel, and Carlos Isales declare that they have no conflict of interest. William Hill is an inventor on provisional patent U.S.S.N. 61/712/708, Publication no. US-2014-0288010-A1 titled “Compositions and Methods for Increasing Stem Cell Survival.” This is not a financial conflict.