Fradet, Laurent http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0351-3656
Temmar, Rabia
Couture, Frédéric
Belzile, Mathieu
Fortier, Pierre-Hugues
Day, Robert
Funding for this research was provided by:
Canadian Cancer Society (701590)
Prostate Cancer Canada (GS2014-02)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Graduate Studentship Award (-)
Department of Surgery of the Universite de Sherbrooke (2017-1620)
Article History
Received: 6 April 2018
Accepted: 1 October 2018
First Online: 19 October 2018
Authors’ information
: LF is a PGY-4 Otolaryngology resident at the Université de Sherbrooke. He has a special interest for head and neck surgery and is currently in the application process of the <i>American Head and Neck Society Fellowship Match</i>.RT is a head and neck pathologist and cytopathologist at the <i>CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS</i>.RD is a Full Professor at the <i>Université de Sherbrooke</i>. His research lab is focused on the role of proprotein convertases with applications in health and disease.FC is a researcher at <i>TransBIOTech</i>. He is a former PhD student of the Robert Day lab and developed an expertise with proprotein convertases throughout his graduate studies.MB and PHF are head and neck surgeons at the <i>CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS</i>.
: This study was approved by our institution’s Human Research Ethics Committee (<i>Comité d’éthique de la recherche du CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS</i>), certified under the norms FWA #00005894 and IRB00003849, under the reference number 2017–1517.Participants were contacted by the main investigator (LF). Verbal consent was obtained after explaining the project and potential risks encountered. Written consent was subsequently obtained using a form approved by the Ethics Committee and available upon request.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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