Matilainen, Johanna http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7239-2128
Berg, Viivi
Vaittinen, Maija
Impola, Ulla
Mustonen, Anne-Mari
Männistö, Ville
Malinen, Marjo
Luukkonen, Veera
Rosso, Natalia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4251-3547
Turunen, Tanja
Käkelä, Pirjo
Palmisano, Silvia
Arasu, Uma Thanigai
Sihvo, Sanna P.
Aaltonen, Niina
Härkönen, Kai
Caddeo, Andrea
Kaminska, Dorota http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1829-576X
Pajukanta, Päivi
Kaikkonen, Minna U.
Tiribelli, Claudio http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6596-7595
Käkelä, Reijo
Laitinen, Saara
Pihlajamäki, Jussi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6241-6859
Nieminen, Petteri
Rilla, Kirsi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Academy of Finland (322429)
Saastamoisen säätiö
Helena Vuorenmiehen säätiö
Magnus Ehrnroothin Säätiö
Instrumentariumin Tiedesäätiö
Itä-Suomen Yliopisto
Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
Article History
Received: 11 December 2023
Accepted: 28 April 2024
First Online: 4 July 2024
Declarations
:
: This study was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. The study protocol in Kuopio was approved by the Ethics Committee of Northern Savo Hospital District (54/2005, 104/2008, 27/2010, and 1108/2018), and the one in Trieste by the Local Ethical Committee (protocol N. 22979, Comitato Etico Regionale Unico, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Sistema Sanitario Nazionale). All patients provided written informed consent before enrolment.
: Not applicable.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.