Braeye, Toon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5637-4613
De Pauw, Robby
Geebelen, Laurence
Abrams, Steven
Desombere, Isabelle
Hens, Niel
Hammami, Naïma
Roelants, Mathieu
Muylaert, An
Herzog, Sereina A.
Article History
Received: 20 August 2025
Accepted: 11 February 2026
First Online: 6 March 2026
Declarations
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: The BDS protocol was approved by the ethical committee of UZ Leuven (ethical approval S63932-UZ Leuven). Donors were excluded from the study if no consent was given for the use of residual blood for scientific research. The RLS protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Hospital Antwerp-University of Antwerp on 30 March 2020 (ref 20/13/158; Belgian Number B3002020000047). The committee agreed with inclusion without informed consent, on the condition of the samples being collected anonymously.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.