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DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the study and contributed significantly to
the writing of the study: Salibian AA
Performed data acquisition, literature review, and contributed significantly to the writing of the study, as
well as providing administrative, technical, and material support: Farajzadeh MM

Availability of data and materials
Not applicable.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
Salibian AA is a research consultant for Abbvie, Inc. There were no internal or external funding sources for
this study. All other listed authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
The UC Davis IRB Administration has reviewed the manuscript, and IRB review is not required. Consent
has been obtained for the use of images contained in the publication.

Consent for publication
Consent for publication has been obtained.

Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024.

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