Du, Yi-mei
Lu, Ji
Zhang, Hong
Huang, Qin
Wang, Bing-hua
Liu, Li
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tongji Hospital Fund, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2025D41)
Tongji Hospital Fund, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2023D21)
Tongji Hospital Fund, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2023C04)
Article History
Received: 9 January 2026
Accepted: 5 June 2026
First Online: 18 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. The study protocol was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Approval No. TJ-IRB202407137). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to enrollment.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.