Birolli, Willian G. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7859-1830
Lanças, Fernando M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8711-5905
Silveira, Henrique C. S. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8607-6206
Santos-Neto, Álvaro J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1719-8458
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ministério da Saúde (879335/2018, 881187/2018, 894586/2019, 894588/2019)
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (2017/02147-0, 2018/23105-6)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (308843/2019-3, 314247/2021-1, 314731/2021-0)
Article History
Received: 16 April 2024
Revised: 7 August 2024
Accepted: 9 August 2024
First Online: 27 August 2024
Declarations
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: This study adhered strictly to ethical regulations set by the research ethics committee of the Barretos Cancer Hospital, under protocol no. 1585/2018.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All participants signed the informed consent. Sample collection occurred in 2021 at the Barretos region of São Paulo State, Brazil, with serum samples stored at − 80 °C in the biobank of the Barretos Cancer Hospital.