Wang, Zerui https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8219-1458
Wu, Ling
Gerasimenko, Maria
Gilliland, Tricia
Shah, Zahid Syed Ali
Lomax, Evalynn
Yang, Yirong
Gunzler, Steven A.
Donadio, Vincenzo
Liguori, Rocco
Xu, Bin
Zou, Wen-Quan
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute on Aging (NS112010, NS109532)
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation)
BAND foundation (BAND foundation)
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research)
Article History
Received: 18 February 2024
Accepted: 15 November 2024
First Online: 29 November 2024
Declarations
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: All procedures and protocols were monitored and approved by the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) of University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, and IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna. Written informed consent was obtained from all living subjects undergoing skin biopsy or from family members for skin autopsy. For post-mortem sample collection, we obtained the specimens with respect to the wishes of the deceased and their family, following all legal and ethical guidelines. For skin biopsy procedures, all participants provided their informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study.
: All participants in this study have provided written informed consent for their data and samples to be used in this research. Participants were also informed that the results of this study may be published and that all data would be fully anonymized to protect confidentiality.
: Authors declare that they have no competing interests.