de Souza Xavier Costa, Natália
de Brito, Jôse Mara
Froio, Carla
Ribeiro Júnior, Gabriel
Lamounier, Ana Carolina Alves
Antonangelo, Leila
Faria, Caroline Silvério
Ito, Juliana Tiyaki
Santos Lopes, Fernanda Degobbi Tenorio Quirino do
de Almeida Monteiro, Renata Aparecida
Duarte-Neto, Amaro Nunes
Saldiva, Paulo Hilário Nascimento
Ferraz da Silva, Luiz Fernando
Dolhnikoff, Marisa
Mauad, Thais
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação Faculdade de Medicina (209.639)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (401825/2020-5, 308023/2023-4, 401825/2020-5, 401825/2020-5, 401825/2020-5)
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, HC Convida (HC-02.18/2020, HC-02.18/2020, HC-02.18/2020, HC-02.18/2020, HC-02.18/2020)
Fundação Bill e Melinda Gates, Estados Unidos (INV 002396, INV 002396, INV 002396, INV 002396, INV 002396)
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (2020/10281-0)
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil (2022/01769-5)
Article History
Received: 8 May 2025
Accepted: 25 June 2025
First Online: 17 July 2025
Declarations
:
: This study was approved by the National Research Ethics Commission (CONEP) (CAAE #30364720.0.0000.0068 and CAAE: 80420917.4.0000.0065) and adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and standardized in Brazil by local regulations (Resolução nº 466, 2012). Next-of-kin of all participants consented through an interview the autopsies and lung tissue collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.