Zhang, Qiannan
Wang, Chan
Niu, Dan
Bai, Huihui
Xu, Fangshi
Article History
Received: 20 April 2026
Accepted: 16 June 2026
First Online: 24 June 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Approval for this investigation was granted by the Ethics Committee of Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital. All study participants, who were residents of Shaanxi Province, had no familial ties to one another. Both the enrolled subjects and their family members received complete information about the study’s purpose and voluntarily signed written consent forms.
: Complete information about this study was given to all participants and their family members, after which they voluntarily gave their written consent to participate.