Malavašič, Petra
Lojk, Jasna
Lovšin, Marija Nika
Komadina, Radko
Haring, Gregor
Trebše, Rihard
Rivadeneira, Fernando
Karasik, David
Ostanek, Barbara
Marc, Janja https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6013-9758
Funding for this research was provided by:
Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS (J3-7245)
Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS (J3-1759)
Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS (J3-4527)
Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS (P3-298)
COST action (CA18139)
Article History
Received: 14 June 2025
Accepted: 27 September 2025
First Online: 17 October 2025
Declarations
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: Petra Malavašic, Jasna Lojk, Marija Nika Lovšin, Radko Komadina, Gregor Haring, Rihard Trebše, Fernando Rivadeneira, David Karasik, Barbara Ostanek and Janja Marc declare no conflicts of interest.
: Bone and muscle tissue samples were obtained with informed consent. The study was approved by the Republic of Slovenia National Medical Ethics Committee (Reference Numbers: 0120–523/2016–2, KME 45/10/16).
: All participants provided written informed consent in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable. All figures and content are original.
: Not applicable.
: All procedures involving human participants were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the Republic of Slovenia National Medical Ethics Committee (Reference Numbers: 0120-523/2016-2, KME 45/10/16) and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments. This study did not involve any animal experiments. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to sample collection and participation in the study.