Cittadini, Camilla
Straface, Elisabetta
Campesi, Ilaria
Gambardella, Lucrezia
Capobianco, Giampiero
Barbieri, Letizia
Doro, Laura
Franconi, Flavia
Testone, Giulio
Vona, Rosa
Article History
Received: 6 November 2025
Accepted: 26 January 2026
First Online: 7 February 2026
Declarations
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: Informed consent was obtained from all mothers of the neonates donating umbilical cords. Umbilical cord collection was approved by the Independent Ethical Committee of Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (AOU Cagliari; prot. PG/2018/18480).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.