Theodoraki, M.-N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5491-1593
Laban, S.
Jackson, E. K.
Lotfi, R.
Schuler, P. J.
Brunner, C.
Hoffmann, T. K.
Whiteside, T. L.
Hofmann, L. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0683-7659
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (TH 2172/2-1, GRK-2254; Project-ID: 288342734)
Universität Ulm (Clinician Scientist Programme)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (DK079307, U01-DE029759-01)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health
Article History
Received: 15 July 2021
Revised: 30 August 2021
Accepted: 24 September 2021
First Online: 12 October 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the local ethics committee of Ulm University (#222/13). Each patient provided informed consent to participate in the study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable.