Liu, Xueyan
Kong, Juan
Yuan, Xiaodong
Ma, Qian
Zhang, Zhen
Davidson, Patricia M.
Cao, Yingjuan
Article History
Received: 10 October 2025
Accepted: 6 May 2026
First Online: 27 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The studies involving humans were approved by the Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (Registration Number: KYLL-202011-085). The studies were conducted in accordance with the local legislation and institutional requirements. The participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.