Meier, Philip https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2725-1763
Glasmacher, Sandra
Salmen, Anke https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4751-299X
Chan, Andrew https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3434-7283
Gertsch, Jürg https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0978-1555
Funding for this research was provided by:
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (189220)
Article History
Received: 11 February 2026
Revised: 21 April 2026
Accepted: 22 April 2026
First Online: 4 May 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study is in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the cantonal ethics committee of Bern (Project-ID: 2020–02164). All patients provided written informed consent for the collection, storage and usage of biological material and medical documentation for research purposes.
: All patients provided written informed consent for the collection, storage and usage of biological material and medical documentation for research purposes and publication of anonymised data.