Amati, Eliana
Perbellini, Omar
Rotta, Gianluca
Bernardi, Martina
Chieregato, Katia
Sella, Sabrina
Rodeghiero, Francesco
Ruggeri, Marco
Astori, Giuseppe
Funding for this research was provided by:
Associazione Vicentina per le Leucemie ed i Linfomi, Associazione Italiana contro le Leucemie-Linfomi e Mieloma
Article History
Received: 19 May 2017
Revised: 7 December 2017
Accepted: 19 December 2017
First Online: 16 January 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The present study was approved (reference protocol SIT-VR 13/73) and informed consent for cord blood collection and donation for research was received from the mothers (specific section in the form IBMDR SCO101, version 2, January 2013). All collection procedures were approved by the ethics committee of S. Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy (Act 40/09 of 16 December 2009).
: Informed consent included the consent for publication.
: GR has supported the present work in his function as a Becton Dickinson Italia associate. All remaining authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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