García-Sanmartín, Josune
Narro-Íñiguez, Judit
Puente, María José
Cuttitta, Frank
Martínez, Alfredo
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundación Rioja Salud (ONCO-1)
Article History
Received: 21 January 2025
Accepted: 29 July 2025
First Online: 20 August 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Placentas and umbilical cords from normal deliveries were obtained from the Obstetrics Department of the San Pedro University Hospital (Logroño, Spain). The study was approved by the Medical Research Ethics Committee of La Rioja (CEImLAR, protocol number PI-820) and parents signed the informed consent before inclusion. In addition, a tissue array containing different human normal fetal organs was purchased from US BioMax (Derwood, MD, USA). The Company warrantees that “All tissue is collected under the highest ethical standards with the donor being informed completely and with their consent. We make sure we follow standard medical care and protect the donor´s privacy. All human tissues are collected under HIPPA approved protocols”.
: All donors signed the informed consent before inclusion.