Wu, Yi-Shin
Lin, Han-Huei
Wu, Kuo-Sheng
Huang, Yu-Ting
Liao, Jia-Yun
Chu, Shing-Shung
Wong, Tai-Tong
Hsieh, Chia-Ling
Chang, Che-Chang
Sung, Shian-Ying
Lin, Chih-Yu
Lin, Yu-Ling https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0299-6588
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC 111-2314-B-001 -015)
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC 112-2314-B-001-007)
Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW112-TDU-B-222-124017)
Ministry of Education (DP2-TMU-113-C-04)
Article History
Received: 18 August 2025
Accepted: 30 January 2026
First Online: 12 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study included 24 cases of SHH MB diagnosed in individuals aged < 14.3 years at Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TVGH) and Taipei Medical University Hospital (TMUH) from 1989 to 2019. All participants gave written informed consent in adherence to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The samples were anonymized and utilized following the approved protocol by the Institutional Review Board of Human Subjects Research Ethics Committee at TMUH and TVGH, Taiwan (IRB approval number 201701441A3). The animal experiments were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Academia Sinica (approved protocol no. 20-12-1592) and followed the guidelines for the Use of Laboratory Animals (National Academy Press, Washington, DC).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.