Ma, Mingyi
Li, Hua
Wu, Xiaqing
Guo, Kai
Chen, Shaokun
Zhao, Songhua
Funding for this research was provided by:
Southwest Medical University (00040164)
Article History
Received: 11 October 2025
Accepted: 13 January 2026
First Online: 22 January 2026
Declarations
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: Written informed consent was obtained from parent for the participant below the age of 16. In addition, oral assent was acquired from each minor participant prior to his involvement in the study. Furthermore, informed consent was also obtained from all members of the pedigree for the collection of peripheral blood samples used for genetic analysis. The research was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Affiliated hospital of Southwest Medical University (KY2023410) and the study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: We confirm that written informed consent has been obtained for the publication of the participants’ clinical details and any identifying images. In the case of the adult participants, consent was provided directly by them, while for the minor participant, consent was obtained from the parents. The corresponding consent forms will be made available to the journal upon acceptance of the manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.