Barbet, Kimberly
Schwarz, Birte
Thiebes, Anja Lena
Luengen, Anja Elisabeth
Taube, Christian
Schedel, Michaela
Darwiche, Kaid
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Article History
Received: 8 October 2025
Accepted: 24 December 2025
First Online: 7 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the amended Declaration of Helsinki. Local ethics committee of the Medical Faculty of the University Duisburg-Essen and the Westdeutsche Biobank Essen approved the protocol (23-11419-BO, 20-WBE-102). Informed written consent was obtained from all participants prior to tissue donation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.