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"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThis study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki (1964) and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Approval was granted by the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee (May 20th, 2019 / NCT03956459). Written informed consent was signed from all participants enrolled in the study. Consent for publicationWritten informed consent was signed from all participants enrolled in the study. Competing interestsFinancial interests: TF declares outside the submitted work: consulting cellectis, education Roche, education Lilly (my institution) and education Janssen (personal fee). Other authors have no relevant financial interests to disclose. Non-financial interests: None. Competing interests Financial interests: TF declares outside the submitted work: consulting cellectis, education Roche, education Lilly (my institution) and education Janssen (personal fee). Other authors have no relevant financial interests to disclose. Non-financial interests: None."

"Funding This study was supported by the provision of free IT equipment by General Electric Healthcare. The authors declare that no funds or grants were received during the preparation of this manuscript."