Helvacioglu, Didem https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8687-6326
Turkmen, Nilsu
Turan, Serap https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5172-5402
Guran, Tulay https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2658-6866
Haliloglu, Belma https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9946-235X
Tosun, Busra Gurpinar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7588-9807
Kahveci, Ahmet
Bereket, Abdullah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6584-9043
Funding for this research was provided by:
Marmara University
Article History
Received: 10 March 2026
Accepted: 7 May 2026
First Online: 26 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Marmara University (Approval No: 09.2022.486) and was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Written informed consent was obtained from the parents or legal guardians of all participants included in the study.
: Tulay Guran is a member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Endocrinological Investigation . She was not involved in the selection of reviewers, editorial evaluation, or decision-making process for this manuscript. The other authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.