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Meyer, Sueann https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7196-5189
Wild, Jane https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6409-7775
Hughes, Sarah E. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5656-1198
Sheppard, Paul
Bant, Sarah https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3972-472X
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Received: 9 September 2025
Revised: 9 December 2025
Accepted: 16 December 2025
First Online: 3 March 2026
Declarations
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: The research pertaining to sample A was approved by North Wales Research Ethics Committee (Central & East) (REC Ref: 10/WNo03/33/AM01, approved 13th January 2012) and analysis was carried out at the time of the study and checked retrospectively. For sample B approval was obtained from the National Research Ethics Service Committee South East Coast (Surrey) (REC Ref: 15/LO/1384, approved 5th August 2015). This data has been retrospectively analysed.
: All the included patients provided written informed consent to participate and received no financial reward.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
