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Authors
Frenda, Salvatore
Pinto, Gianmarco https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1941-092X
Nakamura, Masatoshi
Konrad, Andreas
Iovane, Angelo
Bellafiore, Marianna
Bianco, Antonino
Thomas, Ewan
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Università degli Studi di Palermo
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Article History
Received: 9 June 2026
Accepted: 17 August 2026
First Online: 3 September 2026
Declarations
<b>Conflict of interest</b>: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
Informed consent: The study protocol (No. 353/2025) was approved by the Bioethical Committee of the University of Palermo and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant European Union guidelines for best practices in clinical research. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
