Dediu, Dan
Wang, Luchang
Wong, Patrick C. M.
Wu, Manxiang
Article History
Received: 26 September 2024
Accepted: 25 March 2026
First Online: 9 April 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Joint Chinese University of Hong Kong and New Territories East Cluster Clinical Research Ethics Committee Ref. No. 2013.663 (initial approval date: 23/01/2014, renewal date: 23/01/2022). The research was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Informed consent was obtained from all participants and/or their legal guardian(s).