Freitag, Diana https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7573-3119
Wildemann, Britt https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8365-1188
Eitner, Annett https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0590-3001
Funding for this research was provided by:
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Article History
Received: 18 April 2026
Accepted: 10 July 2026
First Online: 17 July 2026
Declarations
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by the Ethical Committee for Clinical Trials of the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena ( 2020-1630-BO , 2018 − 1158 ) and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The patients were informed about the purpose of the tissue collection, with all procedures explained to them in detail. Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardians.