*: statistically significant p < 0.05. AUC: area under the curve; CD39: cluster of differentiation 39 (ecto-adenosine triphosphate diphosphohydrolase); CD73: cluster of differentiation 73 (ecto-5’-nucleotidase); ROC: receiver operating characteristic; sCD39: soluble CD39; sCD73: soluble CD73.
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AGT, WE, and NNT: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. YE: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing, Data curation, Formal analysis, Resources, Investigation,Visualization. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
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