Börsch, Anna-Lena https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9174-8652
Riethues, Frederike https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3463-6491
Schulte-Mecklenbeck, Andreas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3855-4706
Wang, Xuesong https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6049-1499
Heming, Michael https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9568-2790
Lu, I-Na
Müller-Miny, Louisa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5689-585X
Wiendl, Heinz https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4310-3432
Gross, Catharina C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4872-9189
Bernard-Valnet, Raphaël https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7447-344X
Meyer zu Hörste, Gerd https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4341-4719
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universitätsklinikum Münster
Article History
Received: 18 November 2025
Accepted: 6 May 2026
First Online: 13 May 2026
Declarations
:
: The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethikkommission der Ärztekammer Westfalen-Lippe (ÄKWL) und der Westfälischen-Wilhelms-Universität (Ethics Committee of the Board of Physicians of the Region Westfalen-Lippe and of the University Münster) under reference number 2015—522—f-S. Samples collected in Lausanne, Switzerland were included in this study under ethical approval granted by the Commission cantonale d'éthique de la recherche sur l'être humain (CER-VD) within the framework of the CHOROID study (approval number: 2021—02228).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.