Tamura, Kosuke https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4920-2856
Langerman, Steven D.
Orstad, Stephanie L.
Neally, Sam J.
Andrews, Marcus R.
Ceasar, Joniqua N.
Sims, Mario
Lee, Jae E.
Powell-Wiley, Tiffany M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (Division of Intramural Research, Lenfant Biomedical Fellowship)
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (Intramural Research Program)
National Institutes of Health (Medical Research Scholars Program)
Article History
Received: 12 March 2020
Accepted: 29 June 2020
First Online: 10 July 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the institutional review boards (IRB file number 1998–6004) of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson State University, and Tougaloo College. All participants provided informed consent. The National Institutes of Health Office of Human Subjects Research Protections approved our current study.
: Not applicable.
: All authors declare that they have no competing interests.