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Authors
Brahimetaj, Redona https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9925-1699
Cornelis, Jan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1180-1968
Courtoy, Guillaume https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9311-2105
Waelput, Wim https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-5852
Willekens, Inneke https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3345-4431
De Mey, Johan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3601-3212
Forsyth, Ramses https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8337-5382
Jansen, Bart https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8042-6834
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWOSB65)
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Article History
Received: 10 February 2026
Accepted: 1 August 2026
First Online: 10 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel and the Faculty of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Commissie Medische Ethiek; approval number B.U.N. 143 2014 20884). The committee waived the requirement for individual patient informed consent, as the study is governed by the Belgian law on the acquisition and use of human tissue (December 2008). Further justification for this decision can be provided by the committee upon request. All experimental procedures were conducted in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) [22].
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
