Nieto-Nicolau, N http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3527-0110
López-Chicón, P
Fariñas, O
Bolívar, S
Udina, E
Navarro, X
Casaroli-Marano, RP
Vilarrodona, A
Funding for this research was provided by:
TERCEL (RD16/0011/0035)
CIBERNED (CB06/05/1105)
Banc de Sang i Teixits (Ref I.2017.056)
Article History
Received: 9 December 2019
Accepted: 30 September 2020
First Online: 20 January 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: This study followed the ethical precepts of the Declaration of Helsinki (Fortaleza, Brazil, October 2013) and was approved by our local ethics committee (CEIC, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona; Ref 7365-12). Human samples were obtained, processed, and analyzed according to current guidance in relation to the collection and preservation of human tissues for clinical use (EEC regulations 2004/23/CE and 2006/17/CE) and in accordance with the protocol and legal requirements for the use of biological samples and biomedical research in Spain (Law 14/2007 and RD 1716/2011). In addition, the acquisition, processing, and preservation of the tissues of this study are in accordance with the Spanish Laws that regulates the quality and safety standards for donation, procurement, evaluation, processing, preservation, storage, and distribution of human cells and tissues (RD 9/2014).
: All the information provided before donation, together with informed consent, stressed that the samples obtained were to be used for clinical application and/or applied research. The use, protection, communication, and transfer of personal data complied with local regulations (Law 15/1999).