Ethics approval and consent to participate
Ethical approval (R.S. 37/20, 2020; Independent Ethical Committee,
Fondazione PTV Policlinico Tor Vergata) and informed consent were
consistent with the National Committee of Bioethics and Committee for
Bio-safety, Biotechnology and Life Sciences (available at:
http://old.iss.it/binary/eric/cont/Informed_consent.pdf), the
recommendations on the collection of biological samples for research
purposes (available at:
https://search.coe.int/cm/Pages/result_details.aspx?ObjectID=09000016805d84f0),
the ethical and legal recommendations concerning the biobank and the
research biorepository (available at:
https://www.oeci.eu/Documents/OECI_Biobank.pdf), and the Comitato
Nazionale per la Biosicurezza, le Biotecnologie e le Scienze per la Vita
(Raccolta di campioni biologici a fini di ricerca, consenso informato,
2009; available
at:http://bioetica.governo.it/media/3457/p2009-misto-2-raccolta-di-campioni-biologici-a-fini-di-ricerca-consenso-informato-it.pdf).