Balks, Julian
Grumaz, Silke
Mazzitelli, Sonia
Neder, Ulrike
Lemloh, Lotte
Melaku, Tamene
Glaser, Kirsten
Mueller, Andreas
Kipfmueller, Florian
Article History
Received: 15 March 2024
Revised: 4 June 2024
Accepted: 24 July 2024
First Online: 14 August 2024
Competing interests
: We must disclose a potential conflict of interest: S.G. is the co-founder and an employee of Noscendo, the company behind the DISQVER® platform. Noscendo covered the costs of the sequencing studies. S.M. and U.N. are also employees of Noscendo. There are no further conflicts of interest regarding the remaining authors. We are committed to transparency and want to assure you that this potential conflict of interest has not influenced the integrity or objectivity of our findings.
: Prior to their involvement in the study, written informed consent was obtained from parents or legal representatives, explicitly detailing the purpose and procedures of the research. Additionally, it was ensured that parents not only consented to their child’s participation but also explicitly agreed to the publication of the collected data for scientific or academic purposes.