Funding for this research was provided by:
Parkinson's Foundation (PF-JFA-1935)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Clinician Scientist Program)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM110702)
Article History
Received: 20 March 2025
Accepted: 15 July 2025
First Online: 6 September 2025
Declarations
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: This study was funded in part by the UAMS Clinician Scientist Program, NIH NIGMS (GM110702) and the Parkinson’s Foundation (PF-JFA-1935). Tuhin Virmani and Lakshmi Pillai received salary support from the UAMS Clinician Scientist Program and the Parkinson’s Foundation grants. Tuhin Virmani also received salary support from UAMS. Lakshmi Pillai received salary support from the NIH NIGMS grant. The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest relevant to this work.
: The study protocol was approved by the UAMS Institutional Review Board (UAMS IRB# 203234), and written informed consent was obtained from each participant before study procedures were performed. The study was conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. We confirm that we have read the Journal’s position on issues involved in ethical publication and affirm that this work is consistent with those guidelines.