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Broad, Claire Elizabeth
Llangari-Arizo, Luz Marina
Laing, Kenneth Gordon
Romero-Sandoval, Natalia Cristina
Cooper, Philip John
Sadiq, Syed Tariq
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Article History
Received: 22 November 2024
Accepted: 14 November 2025
First Online: 4 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki and study protocol approved by the Ethics Committee of Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (CEU-072-18) and Ministry of Public Health, Quito, Ecuador (MSPCURI0002723-3). The study sponsor was Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador. All study participants provided informed written consent including for shipment of DNA derived from clinical samples for analysis at St George’s, University of London. All samples and clinical data were fully anonymised before transfer/shipment.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
