Funding for this research was provided by:
the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (RS-2023-00253065)
Research Fund of Seoul St.Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea (ZC22TISE0933)
Article History
Received: 19 November 2024
Revised: 12 January 2025
Accepted: 27 March 2025
First Online: 24 May 2025
Declarations
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: None of the authors have any conflicting interests to disclose.
: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea (KC22TISI0879). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study. All protocols were also approved by the IRB of Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea.