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Article History

Received: 18 January 2021

Accepted: 1 April 2021

First Online: 14 April 2021

Declarations

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: The experiments involving human tissue were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations from the Panamanian Ministry of Health, following Good Tissue Practices 21 CFR 1271 (related to sample screening and processing) and American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) guidelines. The intended use of all cells was for research only and not for clinical use in human participants. No institutional committee reviewed this protocol, as this research was “not human-subject” research as defined by 45 CFR 46.104(d) (4) (researchers did not have access to any identifying information of biospecimens).

: Not applicable.

: Neil H Riordan is a shareholder and CEO of Aidan Research and Consulting LLC. All other authors declare no conflicts of interest.