Acknowledgments
We thank Ruth Coenen, Tinneke Pauwels, Ann Rawoens, Dr. Sara Van Aken and Corinna Verlinden for the inclusion of the patients. We also would like to thank Evelien Bauwens and Silvi Van Loon for the coordination of the study in the laboratory and Lies Verledens for the execution of the preliminary lab study.
Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Employment or leadership: None declared.
Honorarium: None declared.
Competing interests: The funding organization(s) played no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication.
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