Palmisani, Francesca
Trovalusci, Emanuele
Zulu, Sphamandla
Chung, Seo-Hwa
Hartford, Leila
Brisighelli, Giulia
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical University of Vienna
Article History
Received: 23 August 2025
Accepted: 12 January 2026
First Online: 26 January 2026
Declarations
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: Ethics approval for this study was granted by the Human Research Ethics Committee (Medical) of the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) under protocol M190508, ensuring that the research meets ethical standards for patient confidentiality, data integrity, and responsible reporting.
: Informed consent was obtained from the participants’ parents included in the study.
: The authors give the Publisher their consent to publish this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable.