Burkhart Colorado, Angela Sofia
Nusbacher, Nichole M.
O’Connor, John
Marden, Tyson
Higgins, Janine
Neff, Charles Preston
Fiorillo, Suzanne
Campbell, Thomas B.
Borok, Margaret
Boyd, Kathryn
Sterrett, John
Palmer, Brent E.
Lozupone, Catherine
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01 DK108366)
U.S. National Library of Medicine (T15LM009451)
Article History
Received: 17 July 2025
Accepted: 19 March 2026
First Online: 12 May 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board (COMIRB; 16–1441) guided by the principles of the Belmont Report in accordance with the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 46.116, Joint Research Ethics Committee for University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (UZFMHS), Parirenyatwa Hospital (JREC), Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (MRCZ), and the Research Council of Zimbabwe.Informed consent was obtained from all study participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.