Phatak, Pornima
Burrows, Whitney M.
Creed, Timothy Michael
Youssef, Mariam
Lee, Goo
Donahue, James M.
Article History
Received: 8 April 2022
Accepted: 10 November 2022
First Online: 5 December 2022
Declarations
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: Ethics approval for collection of human specimens was obtained by the Baltimore VA Medical Center and University of Maryland Institutional Reviewed Board (IRB, # HP00049069). The informed consent was obtained from all participants involved in the study. The consent form for participation in the study was obtained as per IRB guidelines and requirements to conform with the Declaration of Helsinki. All animal experiments were performed in accordance with VA guidelines and were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Baltimore VA Medical Center and University of Maryland (# 1016009). The study is reported in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interest.