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Identification and consent for dried bloodspots (DBS)
| US studies only (n = 192) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parental permission/consent obtained | ||||
| De-identified/anonymized | Yes (n = 42) | No (n = 5) | Unknown (n = 145) | |
| Yes | 13 (30.1%) | 5 (100%) | 89 (61.4%) | |
| No | 6 (14.6%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (5.9%) | |
| Unknown | 23 (54.8%) | 0 (0%) | 48 (33.1%) | |
