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Tam, Claudia Ha Ting https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9169-0013
Liu, Hongbo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0733-8616
Day, Samantha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9818-0972
Lim, Cadmon King Poo
So, Wing Yee
Huang, Chuiguo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3442-4760
Jiang, Guozhi
Shi, Mai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2798-3268
Lee, Heung Man https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5199-1778
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Lan, Hui-yao https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4283-9755
Szeto, Cheuk-Chun https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8898-8505
Hanson, Robert L. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4252-7068
Nelson, Robert G.
Susztak, Katalin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1005-3726
Chan, Juliana C. N. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1325-1194
Yip, Kevin Y. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5516-9944
Ma, Ronald C. W. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1227-803X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (Theme-based Research Scheme T12-402/13N, Research Impact Fund R4012-18)
Article History
Received: 3 June 2022
Accepted: 3 April 2023
First Online: 15 May 2023
Competing interests
: J.C.N.C. has received research grants and/or honoraria for consultancy and/or giving lectures from AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Celltrion, Eli-Lilly, Hua Medicine, Lee Powder, Merck Serono, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Pfizer, Servier, Sanofi and Viatris, holds patents for using biomakers to predict risks of diabetes and its complications and is a co-founder of GemVCare, a biotechnology company partially supported by the Hong Kong Government startup fund. RCWM has received research grants for clinical trials from AstraZeneca, Bayer, MSD, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, Tricida Inc., and honoraria for consultancy or lectures from AstraZeneca, Bayer, and Boehringer Ingelheim, all used to support diabetes research at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. RCWM is a co-founder of GemVCare, a technology start-up initiated with support from the Hong Kong Government Innovation and Technology Commission and its Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities (TSSSU). K.Y.L., J.C.N.C., K.Y.Y., and R.C.W.M. submitted a patent related to this study. The remaining authors declare no other competing interests.