Boucher, Joshua M.
Robich, Michael
Scott, S. Spencer
Yang, Xuehui
Ryzhova, Larisa
Turner, Jacqueline E.
Pinz, Ilka
Liaw, Lucy http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3341-0156
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1R01HL141149)
American Heart Association (17GRNT33670972)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P20GM121301, 5P30GM106391, U54GM115516)
Article History
First Online: 13 August 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: This study utilized human tissue that was procured via our Maine Medical Center Biobank, which provides de-identified samples. This study was reviewed and deemed exempt by our Maine Medical Center Institutional Review Board. The BioBank protocols are in accordance with the ethical standards of our institution and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.This article does not contain any studies with animals performed by any of the authors.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals for de-identified use of their samples for research purposes.