Article History
Received: 4 February 2026
Accepted: 22 March 2026
First Online: 30 March 2026
Declarations
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: All the authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: This study is a secondary analysis of de-identified data from the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI). The PPMI study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Ethical approval was obtained from the institutional review boards or ethics committees of all participating institutions. Written informed consent was acquired from all participants prior to study enrollment. No additional ethical approval was required for the present secondary analysis.