Cheng, Yuen-Ting
Sin, Chun-Fung
Ma, Edmond S. K.
Lam, Stephen T. S.
Cheung, Bernard MY
Yiu, Kai-Hang
Tse, Hung-Fat
Chan, Yap-Hang
Funding for this research was provided by:
Li Shu Pui Medical Foundation Fellowship (2022)
Seed Funding for Basic Research and Start-Up Funding, The University of Hong Kong (104006735 / 109001715)
Hong Kong Research Grants Council General Research Fund (GRF 17110122 and 17108523)
Sir David Todd Memorial Scholarship, Hong Kong College of Physicians (2022/23)
Hong Kong Research Grants Council Clinical Research Fellowship (2024/25)
Doris Zimmern HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Fellowship (2024/25)
Article History
Received: 31 March 2025
Accepted: 17 December 2025
First Online: 22 December 2025
Declarations
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: Our study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Hong Kong/Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster (IRB Reference Number: UW-23095)
: The authors declare no competing interests.