Jung, Hyun Sun
Baek, Geum Ok
Yoon, Moon Gyeong
Jang, Se Ha
Cheong, Jae Youn
Kim, Soon Sun
Eun, Jung Woo
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation of Korea
Korea Health Industry Development Institute
Article History
Received: 5 February 2026
Accepted: 17 April 2026
First Online: 22 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Ajou University Hospital (AJOUIRB-EX-2022-389 and AJOUIRB-EX-2024-332), corresponding to distinct sample and data collection periods. The requirement for informed consent was waived because all samples and clinical data were anonymized prior to analysis.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.