Yosef, Tewodros https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3173-6753
Pasco, Julie A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8968-4714
Tembo, Monica C. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1210-2437
Holloway-Kew, Kara L. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5064-2990
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deakin University
Article History
Received: 7 June 2025
Revised: 17 September 2025
Accepted: 23 September 2025
First Online: 6 October 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. TY was supported by a Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (DUPRS). JAP has received funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), Deakin University, the Beischer Foundation and Amgen Inc. KLH-K was supported by an Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship.
: The study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committees at Barwon Health (ID 92/01 and ID 00/56).
: All participants provided written informed consent to participate.