Bandesh, Khushdeep https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5057-7313
Motakis, Efthymios
Nargund, Siddhi https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9943-0628
Kursawe, Romy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6509-1917
Selvam, Vijay
Ansarullah, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3415-7319
Bhuiyan, Redwan M
Eryilmaz, Giray Naim https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3599-5207
Willett, Amelia M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1176-735X
White, Jacqueline K
Krishnan, Sai Nivedita
Spracklen, Cassandra N https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3590-7182
Ucar, Duygu
Stitzel, Michael L https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-559X
Funding for this research was provided by:
American Diabetes Association (1-18-ACE-15)
American Diabetes Association (11-22-JDFPM-06)
HHS | NIH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK118011)
DOD | MHS | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (W81XWH-18-0401)
Article History
Received: 14 January 2026
Revised: 10 February 2026
Accepted: 23 February 2026
First Online: 15 April 2026
Disclosure and competing interests statement
: The authors declare no competing interests.