Su, Xiaoyan
Rong, Jinze
Chen, Jianhua
Zhong, Haowen
Chen, Linqing
Cao, Aiqin
Liang, Yanshan
Chen, Yin
Yin, Lianghong
Li, Shaohong
Funding for this research was provided by:
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (2020B1515120037)
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (2020B1515120037)
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (2020B1515120037)
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (2020B1515120037)
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (2020B1515120037)
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (2020B1515120037)
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (2020B1515120037)
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (2020B1515120037)
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (2020B1515120037)
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (2020B1515120037)
Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (0013/2023/RIC)
Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (0013/2023/RIC)
Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (0013/2023/RIC)
Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (0013/2023/RIC)
Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (0013/2023/RIC)
Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (0013/2023/RIC)
Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (0013/2023/RIC)
Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (0013/2023/RIC)
Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (0013/2023/RIC)
Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (0013/2023/RIC)
Article History
Received: 24 July 2025
Accepted: 2 July 2026
First Online: 8 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of Dongguan Tung Wah Hospital (Approval No. 2020DHLL010). All participants enrolled in the study have provided their signed informed consent forms.
Consent for publication: Not applicable—this manuscript does not contain any identifiable individual data or images.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.