De Silva, Nirmitha Lalindi
Hatano, Ken
Itoh, Makoto
Machida, Nao
Kojima, Yutaro
De Silva, Viraji Nefertiti Hiromel
Yahathugoda, Thishan Channa
Takagi, Hidekazu
Kato, Hirotomo
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (17H01685)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (22KK0149)
Article History
Received: 24 February 2026
Accepted: 19 May 2026
First Online: 23 May 2026
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka [approval no. 2025/P/006(28.01.2025)]. Written and oral informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to enrolment and sample collection.
: This manuscript presents only aggregated data and does not include any individual participant details. All participants provided written informed consent for the publication of the study findings.
: The authors declare no competing interests.