Kim, Jihoon
Kelchtermans, Jelte
Mentch, Frank
Wang, Fengxiang
Snyder, James
Liu, Yichuan
Glessner, Joseph
Hakonarson, Hakon
Funding for this research was provided by:
Parker B. Francis Fellowship Program
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K08HL173625)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (X01 HL-134589)
Institutional Development Funds from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
National Institutes of Health (X01 HD-107379)
Article History
Received: 29 October 2025
Accepted: 26 June 2026
First Online: 20 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant regulatory guidelines and regulations; all experimental protocols were approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) with the IRB number: IRB 16-013278. Informed consent was obtained from all subjects. If subjects are under 18, consent was obtained from a parent and/or legal guardian with assent from the child if 7 years or older.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.