We would like to thank Mrs. Birgitte Ekholm for technical assistance. We would also like to thank R&D systems for donating the ELISA kits.
Conflict of interest statement
Authors’ conflict of interest disclosure: The authors stated that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article.
Research funding: None declared.
Employment or leadership: None declared.
Honorarium: None declared.
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