Pieters, Tobias T.
Beele, Paul
Van Zuilen, Arjan D.
Verhaar, Marianne C.
Huitema, Alwin D. R.
Rookmaaker, Maarten B.
Article History
First Online: 8 May 2020
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: No external funding was used in the preparation of this manuscript.
: Tobias T. Pieters, Paul Beele, Arjan D. Van Zuilen, Marianne C. Verhaar, Alwin D.R. Huitema, and Maarten B. Rookmaaker declare they have no potential conflicts of interest that might be relevant to the contents of this manuscript.
: This study was performed according to the declaration of Helsinki and the ethical guidelines of our institution. The clinical and research activities being reported are consistent with the Principles of the Declaration of Istanbul as outlined in the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism. Anonymized clinical data were gathered via our transplant database. Acquiring additional informed consent or official approval of the ethical board was not required, as was confirmed by the ethical board of our hospital.