Xia, Meng
Qian, Cheng
Luo, Yi
Wang, Yu
Peng, Yongquan
Zhang, Chunxiang
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. U23A20398)
Sichuan Science and Technology Program (Grant Nos. 2022YFS0578)
Research Start-up Foundation of Southwest Medical University (Grant Nos. 00040155)
Article History
Received: 14 August 2025
Accepted: 6 April 2026
First Online: 13 May 2026
Declarations
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: De-identified data from publicly accessible databases were utilized, including the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study, the Finngen database, the UK Biobank, and the IEU OpenGWAS project. These primary datasets were originally collected in compliance with relevant ethical guidelines, institutional approvals, and adhered to established ethical standards, such as the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants during the initial data collection phase. Given that this analysis involved secondary use of anonymized, pooled data that are publicly available, additional ethics approval or informed consent for this specific analysis was not required, in accordance with national legislation and institutional requirements.
: All authors have reviewed the manuscript and consented to its publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.