Ötkün, Songül https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2736-953X
Gürbilek, Sevil Erdenliğ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0377-2650
Yücetepe, Ayfer Güllü https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9842-3305
Tel, Osman Yaşar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7848-3899
Keskin, Oktay https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5977-7872
Article History
Received: 30 November 2025
Accepted: 12 February 2026
First Online: 11 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study did not require approval from an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) or an Animal Experiments Local Ethics Committee (HADYEK), as no experimental procedures were performed on animals. All samples were obtained from animals submitted to the diagnostic laboratory for routine diagnostic purposes. According to Article 8(k) of the ‘Regulation on the Working Procedures and Principles of Animal Experiments Ethics Committees’ in Türkiye, studies using samples collected for diagnostic purposes are exempt from ethics committee approval.
: The authors declare no competing interests.