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Article History

Received: 15 December 2022

Accepted: 24 March 2023

First Online: 3 April 2023

Declarations

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: This study protocol was submitted to and approved by our institution’s ethics review board, the Jichi Medical University Hospital Bioethics Committee for Clinical Research. This article does not contain any studies with animals performed by any of the authors. This study was conducted in conformity with ethical principles of research. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations, and all experimental protocols were approved. All patients and their legal guardians provided informed consent and approved publication of the manuscript.

: Not applicable. This manuscript does not contain any identifiable information or images of the participants.

: The authors declare no competing interests.