Newman, Christine
Alvarez-Iglesias, Alberto
Eyers, Keelan
McEvoy, Robert P.
O’Shea, Paula M.
Gillespie, Paddy
Devane, Declan
Egan, Aoife M.
Simpkin, Andrew J.
Zhu, Yueyun
O’Donnell, Martin
Smyth, Andrew
Dunne, Fidelma
Article History
Received: 27 November 2025
Accepted: 3 March 2026
First Online: 12 March 2026
Declarations
:
: Ethical approval was granted by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Galway University Hospital (2016–001644-19).
: All participants provided written consent at the time of enrolment and that results would be published in scientific journals.
: The authors declare no competing interests.