Allison, Robert
Rakic, Ivana
Daniel-Underwood, Lynda
Chandrasekar, Jayaram
Hamilton, Danielle
Moretta, Dafne
Anholm, James D.
Kazbour, Hana
Farnoudi, Neeka
Guptill, Mindi
Fargo, Ramiz A.
Tudtud-Hans, Leah
Nguyen, H. Bryant
Article History
Received: 5 December 2025
Accepted: 31 August 2026
First Online: 4 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USA, which determined that the project posed minimal risk and qualified for a waiver of signed written informed consent (IRB Protocol #5240190). All study participants received an information sheet describing study procedures prior to enrollment. However, we were not required to obtain signed written informed consent from any of the participants. This is in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.