Saraswat, Mayank http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5021-8150
Nieminen, Heini
Joenvaara, Sakari
Tohmola, Tiialotta
Seppänen, Hanna
Ristimäki, Ari
Haglund, Caj
Renkonen, Risto
Funding for this research was provided by:
Sigrid Juséliuksen Säätiö (N/A)
Syöpäsäätiö (N/A)
Article History
Received: 25 February 2019
Accepted: 25 April 2019
First Online: 14 May 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the Surgical Ethics Committee of Helsinki University Hospital (Dnro HUS 226/E6/06, extension TMK02 §66 17.4.2013), the use of archive tissue material by the National Supervisory Authority of Welfare and Health (Valvira Dnro 10041/06.01.03.01/2012), and collecting serum samples by from the patients (written informed consent).
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