The research was performed by researchers at the University of Iceland (Reykjavik) in collaboration with researchers at Harvard Medical School in Boston and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. It was partially funded by the Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNIS) and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Love’s associate, Dr. Stefan Thorarensen of the division of public health at the University of Iceland, presented the findings during the clinical science session at the congress.
Dr. Love and his coauthors reported having no financial disclosures.