Gao, Junfeng
Li, Yapeng
Guan, Xiaoyu
Mohammed, Zahraa
Gomez, Gregorio
Hui, Yvonne
Zhao, Dianzheng
Oskeritzian, Carole A.
Huang, Hua
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (R01AI107022, R01AI107022, R01AI107022, R01AI107022, R01AI107022)
A fellowship from the Higher Committee for Education Development (HCED) and Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHSR) in Iraq
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P20GM103641, P20GM103641, P20GM103641, P20GM103641)
Article History
Received: 16 May 2023
Accepted: 27 September 2023
First Online: 6 October 2023
Declarations
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: The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki on research involving humans. The skin tissues used to obtain the mast cells for this study were purchased from the Cooperative Human Tissue Network of the National Cancer Institute, and informed consent was obtained from all participants. This study was reviewed by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the University of South Carolina. The IRB of the University of South Carolina has determined that the referenced study (protocol number Pro00020620) meets the Not Human Subject criteria set forth as defined by the Code of Federal Regulations (45 CFR 46) as the specimens and/or private information/data were not collected specifically for the current research project through an interaction/intervention with living individuals and the investigators including collaborators on the proposed research cannot readily ascertain the identity of the individuals to whom the coded private information or specimens pertain. All methods and experiments were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.