Adnan, Atif https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4537-0059
Chen, Haodong
Rakha, Allah
Tao, Le
Shen, Qu
Linli, Chen
Zexiang, Shao
Jiajia, Guo
Minghao, Shi
Alghafri, Rashed
Novroski, Nicole
Coman, Cristina
Wang, Chuan-Chao
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Social Science Foundation of China (21&ZD285)
NSAF Joint Fund (T2425014 and 32270667)
Article History
Received: 16 October 2024
Accepted: 4 February 2025
First Online: 18 February 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Xiamen University and the Office of the China Human Genetic Resources Management (Document Number: Guoke Yiban Shenzi [2022] CJ2976). Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to sample collection, and all procedures adhered to the ethical guidelines established by the Declaration of Helsinki (1964).
: All necessary ethical approvals were obtained, and the study adhered to ethical standards.
: Atif Adnan (AA), Haodong Chen (HC), Allah Rakha (AR), Le Tao (LT), Chen Linli (CL), Shao Zexiang (SZ), Guo Jiajia (GJ), Shi Minghao (SM), Rashed Alghafri (RA), Qu Shen (QS), Nicole Novroski (NN), Cristina Coman (CC), and Chuan-Chao Wang (CCW) declare that four co-authors (CL, SZ, GJ, and SM) are employees of AGCU ScienTech Incorporation, Wuxi, China, which was involved in the development of the AGCU EX-38 typing system. The remaining co-authors declare no competing interests and did not receive any financial benefits from the process of this developmental validation.