van der Ploeg, Phyllis http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5099-7473
van Lieshout, Laura A. M.
van de Stolpe, Anja
Bosch, Steven L.
Lentjes-Beer, Marjolein H. F. M.
Bekkers, Ruud L. M.
Piek, Jurgen M. J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Catharina Research fund
Molecular Pathway Dx, Philips
Article History
Accepted: 2 March 2021
First Online: 16 March 2021
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Dutch Medical research Ethics Committees United (MEC-U, study number W16.108). The need for informed consent was waived by the MEC-U due to the retrospective nature of the study and anonymous analyses of the tissues. However, medical records were screened for objection to the use of tissue in scientific research. The tissues were studied in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and the Code of Conduct of the Federation of Medical Scientific Societies in The Netherlands.
: Not applicable.
: PvdP is employee of Catharina hospital, but here research work is funded by the Catharina Research fund and Molecular Pathway Dx, Philips. AvdS is employee of Molecular Pathway Dx, Philips. The other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.