Cheng, Hui-Man
Wu, Yang-Chang
Wang, Qingmin
Song, Michael
Wu, Jackson
Chen, Dion
Li, Katherine
Wadman, Eric
Kao, Shung-Te
Li, Tsai-Chung
Leon, Francisco
Hayden, Karen
Brodmerkel, Carrie
Chris Huang, C.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Janssen Research and Development
Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
China Medical University
Article History
Received: 22 March 2017
Accepted: 23 August 2017
First Online: 2 September 2017
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan, and conducted at this institute. The protocol followed Declaration of Helsinki and detailed information can be found at theExternalRef removedwebsite (NCT01901705). All patients provided written informed consent prior to any study-related procedures, and agreed to return for follow-up visits and provide all required biopsies.
: Patients provided written consent for their photographs to be used in this study and publication.
: Q. Wang, M. Song, D. Chen, K. Li, E. Wadman, F. Leon, K. Hayden, C. Brodmerkel, and C. C. Huang are all employees of Janssen Research & Development, LLC, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, and Q. Wang, M. Song, D. Chen, K. Li, F. Leon, C. Brodmerkel, and C. C. Huang own stock in Johnson & Johnson.
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