Sompa, Shanzina Iasmin
Larsson, Per
Ji, Jie
Sjögren, Bengt
Upadhyay, Swapna
Ganguly, Koustav
Josefson, Mats
Bergström, Anna
Olin, Anna-Carin
Palmberg, Lena
Funding for this research was provided by:
Karolinska Institute
Article History
Received: 24 December 2025
Accepted: 19 February 2026
First Online: 27 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the regional ethics committee in Stockholm (reference no 2016/1220–31, 2018/2584–32, and 2021–00378) and performed in accordance with the Helsinki declaration. The participants were informed about the study design and their right to interrupt at any time during an ongoing clinical examination and sample collection procedures. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant before the study and documented.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.