Zhang, Qi
Montazeri Ghahjaverestan, Nasim
de Oliveira Francisco, Cristina
Kabir, Muammar Muhammad
Hoque, Md. Saiful
Masouleh, Shahram Kharabian
Oh, Paul
Marzolini, Susan
Yadollahi, Azadeh
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ontario Lung Association
NSERC Discovery Grant
Article History
Received: 30 September 2025
Accepted: 4 February 2026
First Online: 27 February 2026
Declarations
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: Research was carried out in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki. All participants were informed of the protocols and signed a consent form approved by University Health Network, Canada’s Research Ethics Board (ID#16-5167).
: All participants signed and informed consent form approved by University Health Network’s Ethics Board which indicated their de-identified data could be used in publications.
: The authors declare no competing interests.