Finnegan, Olivia L.
Weaver, R. Glenn
Burkart, Sarah
Armstrong, Bridget
Adams, Elizabeth L.
Pfledderer, Christopher D.
McLain, Alexander C.
Brazendale, Keith
Zhu, Xuanxuan
White, James W. III
Nelakuditi, Srihari
Beets, Michael W.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM081740)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (F31HD115296)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (F31DK136205)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK116665)
Article History
Received: 5 January 2026
Accepted: 13 April 2026
First Online: 24 April 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the University of South Carolina Institutional Review Board (Pro00080382). Written informed consent was obtained from parents or legal guardians of all participating children, and verbal assent was obtained from the children prior to participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.