Xie, Wanwan
Lei, Hui
Ning, Chumei
Dong, Daifeng
Zhang, Xiaocui
Rao, Hengyi
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (82371537)
Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2024JJ5496)
Natural Science Foundation of Changsha City (kq2202408)
Article History
Received: 21 November 2025
Accepted: 17 February 2026
First Online: 12 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University (No. KYZ20240039). All procedures were performed in compliance with the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants. For participants under 16 years of age, consent was provided by their parents or legal guardians.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.