Gjorgoska, Marija
Pirš, Boštjan
Smrkolj, Špela
Rižner, Tea Lanišnik
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (J3-2535)
Article History
Received: 5 May 2025
Accepted: 21 October 2025
First Online: 17 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Slovenian Ethics Committee ((ID: 0120–487/2020/3) and carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki). Written informed consent was obtained from each patient before sample collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.