Kim, Sujin
Ahn, Hye Ri
Kim, Hui Gyeong
Kim, Dooyeon
Han, Ji Eun
Kim, Soon Sun
Cheong, Jae Youn
Eun, Jung Woo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2461-6702
Cho, Hyo Jung https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4792-8335
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation of Korea (RS-2022-NR070489)
National Research Foundation of Korea (RS-2024-00339997)
Korea Health Industry Development Institute (HR22C1734)
Article History
Received: 9 January 2026
Accepted: 16 April 2026
First Online: 11 May 2026
Declarations
:
: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Ajou University Hospital (AJIRB-BMR-SMP-17-188).
: This retrospective study used anonymized plasma samples and corresponding clinical information provided by the Biobank of Ajou University Hospital, a member of the Korea Biobank Network. The requirement for informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board of Ajou University Hospital that approved the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.