Xie, Yafen
Niu, Shangbo
Ma, Yangyang
Liao, Yuanjing
Zhu, Yongjian
Feng, Lan
Zheng, Minghui
Yang, Dehong
Funding for this research was provided by:
Guangdong Medical Research Foundation (B2023190)
Key Research and Development Program of Guangzhou City (202103000052)
Article History
Received: 29 April 2025
Accepted: 3 October 2025
First Online: 29 October 2025
Declarations
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: The authors of this manuscript declare that the research conducted in this study was carried out in accordance with the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University (No. NFEC-2018-067). Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. The consent process included a clear explanation of the aims, methods, anticipated benefits, and potential risks of the study. Participants were informed that they could withdraw from the study at any time without penalty.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.