Stoll, Matthew L.
Weiss, Pamela F.
Weiss, Jennifer E.
Nigrovic, Peter A.
Edelheit, Barbara S.
Bridges, S. Lou Jr
Danila, Maria I.
Spencer, Charles H.
Punaro, Marilynn G.
Schikler, Kenneth
Reiff, Andreas
Kumar, Ranjit
Cron, Randy Q.
Morrow, Casey D.
Lefkowitz, Elliot J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Childhood arthritis and rheumatology research alliance
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (P60 AR064172, K23 AR062100)
Fundación Bechara
Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham (P30 CA013148)
Center for AIDS Research, UAB (5P30AI027767)
Center for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Illinois at Chicago (UL1TR001417)
Article History
Received: 7 August 2017
Accepted: 2 January 2018
First Online: 30 January 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Office of the IRB at UAB as well as at the respective study sites: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Hackensack University Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Boston, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center (which governs Texas Scottish Rite Hospital), University of Louisville, and Children’s Hospital of LA. Informed consent and assent as appropriate were obtained from all study subjects and/or their guardians as per local regulations.
: Not applicable.
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