Yick, Leung Wah
Chan, Ethel Yin Ying
Zou, Wenying
Yau, Krystal Xiwing
Kwan, Jason Shing Cheong
Lee, Chi Yan
Chan, Koon Ho
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health & Medical Research Fund, Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong (08192726)
Article History
Received: 3 September 2025
Accepted: 6 November 2025
First Online: 24 December 2025
Declarations
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: Written informed consent was obtained from all human participants. All procedures were approved by the Institutional Review Board of The University of Hong Kong/Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster (HKU/HA HKW IRB, UW 09-289). All animal experimental procedures were approved by the Committee on the Use of Live Animals in Teaching and Research (CULATR No: 5738-21) of The University of Hong Kong.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.