Mafra, Denise https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6752-6056
Alvarenga, Livia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9347-8139
F.M.F. Cardozo, Ludmila https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8507-2369
Schultz, Júnia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8147-4659
Rosado, Alexandre Soares https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5135-1394
Borges, Natália A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0898-5118
Funding for this research was provided by:
KAUST Baseline Grant (BAS/1/1096-01-01)
Article History
Received: 18 March 2025
Accepted: 30 April 2025
First Online: 19 May 2025
Declarations
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: The institutional ethics committee reviewed and approved the study protocol. All patients who agreed to participate in the study signed an informed consent form.
: This work was supported by Prof. Alexandre Soares Rosado’s KAUST Baseline Grant (BAS/1/1096-01-01). The Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), and the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) support Prof. Denise Mafra.
: The authors declare no competing interests.