Pulcu, Yilmaz https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1786-5898
Er, Doganhan Kadir https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5237-7983
Dundar, Devrim https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2073-7168
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kocaeli University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (TTU-2021-2799)
Article History
Received: 5 December 2025
Accepted: 16 April 2026
First Online: 24 April 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all adult patients whose clinical samples were included in this study. For participants under 18 years of age, written informed consent was obtained from their parents or legally authorized representatives. The study protocol was approved by the Kocaeli University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Board (Decision No: KU GOKAEK-2021/18.07; Project No: 2021/287; Date: 21/10/2021) and was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.