Shan, Xiaoxi
Li, Zhishu
Jiang, Jing
Li, Wei
Zhan, Jingyan
Dong, Lixia
Article History
Received: 9 May 2024
Accepted: 29 May 2024
First Online: 14 June 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital Ethical Committee (Approval No. 2023 − 238). All participants in this study are committed to ensuring that all patient-related data is anonymized to ensure confidentiality. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki 1964 and its later amendments. As the study design was retrospective, we used the currently existing samples collected during routine medical care and did not pose any additional risks to the patients. Thus, the need for informed consent was waived by the Medical Ethics Committee of Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.