Pelgrims, Elise
Hannes, Laurens
Noens, Ilse
Peeters, Yoni
Peeters, Hilde
Fiksinski, Ania M.
Heung, Tracy
Bassett, Anne S.
Breckpot, Jeroen
Swillen, Ann
Funding for this research was provided by:
Leuven internal Fund (C24M/19/075)
Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Flanders (Senior Clinical Investigator)
Article History
Received: 28 May 2024
Accepted: 25 July 2025
First Online: 28 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Committee Research of University Hospitals Leuven (protocol code S63246 and protocol code S50717) and by the Ethics Committee Research of Toronto University (protocol code 98-E156). Patients and their parents were directly informed about the aims of the research project, and all participants signed informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.