Sung, Hojun
Hyun, Dong-Wook
Whon, Tae Woong
Kim, Pil Soo
Kim, Hyun Sik
Lee, Jae-Yun
Lee, So-Yeon
Choi, Jee-Won
Yoo, Ji-Ho
Jung, Mi-Ja
Yun, Ji-Hyun
Lee, June-Young
Tak, Euon Jung
Jeong, Yun-Seok
Kim, Seung Woo
Baeg, Moonseung
Eun, Young-Gyu
Lee, Young Chan
Bae, Jin-Woo
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation of Korea (RS-2020-NR049315)
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (22213MFDS537)
Article History
Received: 30 May 2025
Accepted: 3 March 2026
First Online: 17 March 2026
Declarations
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: The collection of saliva samples and all subsequent experimental procedures involved in this study were thoroughly reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Boards of Kyung Hee University (KHSIRB-21-560) and Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong (KHNMC 2018-06-023-010). All participants were informed of the study’s objectives and procedures, and signed consent was obtained from the participants. The consent process was conducted in accordance with the guidelines and approval of the Institutional Review Boards of Kyung Hee University and Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.