Saar, Malkin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8027-1892
Beissner, Marcus https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9238-2998
Gültekin, Fatih
Maman, Issaka
Herbinger, Karl-Heinz
Bretzel, Gisela
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinik München
Article History
Received: 1 April 2021
Accepted: 2 November 2021
First Online: 25 November 2021
Declarations
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: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The study involves human tissue from Togolese, Ghanaian and German patients.For Togolese and Ghanaian patients, samples were collected in the course of two studies, approved by the National Togolese (012/2012/CBRS) and the Ghanaian KNUST (NMIMR-IRB CPN 116/12-13) Ethics Committees. Written IC was obtained from all Togolese and Ghanaian study participants and/or their legal representatives if below 18 years of age.All German patients sought medical advice at our outpatient department and before subjection to routine clinical and laboratory procedures, they signed an informed consent form for the collection of data and samples which has been approved by the institutional ethics review board of the Medical Centre of the University of Munich (LMU).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interest.