Cho, Myeongji
Ban, Hyo-Jeong
Nam, Hye Ryeong
Chu, Chang Hee
Jeon, Jae Pil
Kim, Sang Cheol
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Health, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (National Institute of Health (NIH) research project (project No. 2024-NI-010-00))
Article History
Received: 27 June 2025
Accepted: 17 October 2025
First Online: 10 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of National Institute of Health (IRB No. KDCA-2024-03-01-PE-01). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to study enrollment, including consent for genetic analysis and longitudinal clinical follow-up. All data were fully de-identified prior to analysis to ensure participant confidentiality.
: Not applicable, as the manuscript does not contain any individually identifiable data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.