Rapid Development of Unclassified Myeloid Lineage Acute Leukaemia With Trisomy 6 and U2AF1 Mutation

TL;DR

A rare case of unclassified myeloid leukemia with unusual genetic features and aggressive progression is reported, highlighting diagnostic challenges.

Contribution

The case presents a novel leukemia subtype with trisomy 6 and U2AF1 mutation that defies current classification systems.

Findings

The leukemia exhibited atypical myeloid cells with extramedullary tumor formation and trisomy 6.

Clonal evolution led to a new leukaemic cell clone with monocytoid differentiation and additional mutations.

The disease progressed despite standard therapy, leading to fatal complications.

Abstract

We present a case of acute clonal bone marrow 98% infiltration of atypical myeloid cells with borderline hypogranular/agranular promyelocytes/myelocytes and occasional blast cells maturity, which also formed extramedullary tumours in the chest wall, with isolated trisomy of chromosome 6 and pathogenic variant U2AF1 (S34F) that escapes established acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) diagnostic criteria according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification. Following standard daunorubicin and cytarabine induction therapy, the disease progressed with the appearance of a previously undetected clone of leukaemic cells with a distinct immunophenotype demonstrating monocytoid differentiation and clonal evolution to a hypo‐tetraploid karyotype with an average number of 84 chromosomes and new pathogenic NRAS and ZRSR2 mutations. The patient reactivated refractory disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) leading to a progressive supratentorial hematoma and finally cardiac arrest. In conclusion, our report shows that atypical clonal myelocytes can massively infiltrate the bone marrow and form extramedullary tumours, justifying the diagnosis and treatment of acute leukaemia, although they did not fit the current classification.

Figures

Bone marrow at diagnosis. Panels a, b: Cytology. Hypercellular BM due to massive infiltration of atypical myeloid cells with borderline hypogranular/agranular promyelocytes/myelocytes and occasional blast cells maturity, asynchronism of nuclear‐cytoplasmic maturation with impaired maturation of cytoplasm, reduced granularity and presence of nucleoli. Panels c, d: Cytochemistry. Panel c: Double esterase (DE) staining. Panel d: Myeloperoxidase (MPO) staining. Panel e: Flow cytometry. 98% of abnormal myeloid cells (marked in red). Panels f, g: Karyotype. Isolated trisomy 6 (47,XY,+6). Panels h, i: Fluorescence in situ hybridization with the XL 6q21/6q23/6cen probe (MetaSystems, Altlussheim, Germany) specific for the alfa satellite (centromeric) region (6p11.1‐q11), SEC63 (6q21) and MYB (6q23) showing extra signals in metaphase chromosomes (panel h) and interphase nuclei (panel i), indicating trisomy 6.

Chest wall tumour at progression. Panel a: Clinically apparent tumour. Panels b–d: Infiltration with atypical myeloid cells in May‐Grunwald Giemsa (MGG, panel b), Haematoxylin and eosin (HE, panel c) and Myeloperoxidase (MPO, panel d) staining.

Bone marrow at progression. Panels a, b, c and d: Cytology. Infiltration of atypical megaloblastic cells. Panel e: Flow cytometry. Two abnormal populations: Myeloid, previously observed (marked in red) and monocytoid, newly detected (marked in green). Panels f‐g: Karyotype. Metaphase prepared for FISH (panel f), hypo‐tetraploid karyotype with 84 chromosomes (panel g). Panels h‐i: Detection of chromosomal changes using FISH showing multiple extra signals in metaphase chromosomes (panel h) and interphase nuclei (panel i).

Tables

TABLE 1. Molecular bone marrow testing.

(a) The list of fusion genes tested by PCR at diagnosis
The tests were performed using Leukaemia (Q30) Fusion Genes Screening Kit (CE‐IVD, ZEESAN). The panel includes the following fusion genes:
KMT2A::MLL3	BCR::ABL1	SET::NUP214	NPM1::MLF1
PML::RARA	STIL::TAL1	DEK::NUP214	NPM1::RARA
RUNX1::RUNX1T1	KMT2A:: MLLT10	KMT2A::SEPTIN6	KMT2A::AF1q
KMT2A::AFF1	B::MYH11	ETV6::PDGRFB	RUNX1::CBFA2T3
RUNX1::ETV6	RUNX1::‐1L1MECOM	TLS::ERG	ETV6::ABL1
TCF3::PBX1	FIP1L1::PDGRA	KMT2A::ELL	KMT2A::AFDN
KMT2A::MLLT1	TCF3:: HLF	KMT2A::MLLT6	RUNX1::EAP

TABLE 2. Result of histopathological evaluation with immunohistochemistry of right lung peripleural tumour from CT‐guided biopsy at progression.

Very numerous atypical cells of variable morphology: part with sparse‐granular cytoplasm, round nuclei with nucleolies, other larger with more acidophilic cytoplasm with excentric nuclei and large degree of atypia. All (100%) atypic cells present positive MPO activity, some with slight CD33 positivity. In concordance with clinical data, the picture presents myeloid neoplasm infiltration, morphologically closest to promyelocytes/myelocytes

CD20‐, CD3‐, CD34‐, CD4+, CK PAN—

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Introduction

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Successive editions of the WHO classification of hematolymphoid neoplasms, based on a combination of morphological (cytological and histological), immunophenotypic, molecular and cytogenetic data, allow the diagnosis of an increasing number of malignant tumour types and subtypes. However, although improved definition of diagnostic criteria provides increasing potential for classification, it is still possible for a disease to escape the eligibility criteria for a particular category. In such a scenario, diagnosis is extremely difficult and, despite a detailed assessment of the patient, requires extensive diagnostic work‐up.

Materials and Methods

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We present the case of a 61‐year‐old man who developed acute myeloid hyperplasia that escapes established diagnostic criteria. A combination of cytologic and histologic examinations, multiparametric flow cytometry with a broad panel of antibodies and genetic methods were used for the recognition of cells and diagnosis in the context of recently updated diagnostic guidelines. Genetic analyses included the detection of chromosomal abnormalities by conventional cytogenetic analysis and the identification of mutations with the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and next‐generation sequencing (NGS) gene panels to screen for genetic alterations currently mandatory in the evaluation of AML. Detailed analyses were performed at diagnosis and at relapse, allowing for the evaluation of clonal evolution.

Results

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A 61‐year‐old man presented to the Department of Hematology because of unexplained bicytopenia: leukopenia of 2 × 10^9^/L and moderate normocytic anaemia, evolving for about 2 months. The patient had a history of ankylosing spondylitis for 40 years but had received only symptomatic treatment with ad hoc analgesics and rehabilitation and had not received causal treatment for several years. Approximately 2 months prior to hospitalisation, he had been treated with non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs and two antibiotics for symptoms of respiratory tract infection, mainly dry cough without fever, followed by wandering chest and upper limb pain. Due to his worrying symptoms, the patient underwent laboratory tests ordered by his family doctor, which showed elevated inflammatory markers, increased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and bicytopenia. On admission, the patient was in good general condition, complaining only of pain in the lower rib region and had no abnormalities on physical examination. The initial blood count showed moderate anaemia (haemoglobin 92 g/L) and leukopenia (2.21 × 10^9^/L) with neutropenia (0.76 × 10^9^/L), the platelet count was normal. The peripheral blood smear contained 62% lymphocytes, 30% segmented neutrophils, 4% monocytes, and 2% each of myelocytes and metamyelocytes. Neutrophils were mostly normal, with slightly reduced granularity in some.

Bone marrow aspirates and trephine biopsy histopathology revealed a hypercellular marrow filled with a 98% homogeneous population of atypical myeloid cells with borderline hypogranular/agranular promyelocytes/myelocytes and occasional blast cells maturity (Figure 1, panels a, b). Their cytoplasm showed impaired maturation and reduced granularity (both primary and secondary), while most of the nuclei contained nucleoli. Despite the dysplastic changes observed in the atypical infiltrating cells, there were no clear features of dysplasia in the few remaining cells (e.g., segmented neutrophils and megakaryocytes), which could suggest a dysplastic process originating from low‐differentiated precursors. Megakaryocytes, without significant dysmorphia, were proportional to the cellularity of haematopoiesis, and reticulin fibrosis grade 1, evaluated according to the European Consensus Method [1], was present in the bone marrow stroma. Furthermore, clonal maturity was limited to only two stages (promyelocyte/myelocyte), which was also highly unusual for MDS. The cytopenic nature of the process ruled out myeloproliferative or myeloproliferative/myelodysplastic disease; although, considering morphology, an atypical chronic myeloid leukaemia or another form of mixed syndrome MDS/MPN could be evoked. More mature (metamyelocytes and older) and younger granulocytic forms (myeloblasts and promyelocytes) were almost absent. Erythropoiesis and megakaryopoiesis were completely absent. In cytochemical staining, atypical cells were strongly positive for myeloperoxidase and specific esterase (AS‐D‐chloroacetate) and negative for non‐specific esterase (alpha‐naphthyl acetate) (Figure 1, panels c, d). The specific esterase reaction, in particular, showed Auer rod‐like structures, which were also visible, albeit faintly, in peroxidase smears.

Bone marrow at diagnosis. Panels a, b: Cytology. Hypercellular BM due to massive infiltration of atypical myeloid cells with borderline hypogranular/agranular promyelocytes/myelocytes and occasional blast cells maturity, asynchronism of nuclear‐cytoplasmic maturation with impaired maturation of cytoplasm, reduced granularity and presence of nucleoli. Panels c, d: Cytochemistry. Panel c: Double esterase (DE) staining. Panel d: Myeloperoxidase (MPO) staining. Panel e: Flow cytometry. 98% of abnormal myeloid cells (marked in red). Panels f, g: Karyotype. Isolated trisomy 6 (47,XY,+6). Panels h, i: Fluorescence in situ hybridization with the XL 6q21/6q23/6cen probe (MetaSystems, Altlussheim, Germany) specific for the alfa satellite (centromeric) region (6p11.1‐q11), SEC63 (6q21) and MYB (6q23) showing extra signals in metaphase chromosomes (panel h) and interphase nuclei (panel i), indicating trisomy 6.

Bone marrow analysis by flow cytometry showed a 98% infiltration of homogeneous, atypical cells with a complex structure (high SSC signal) (Figure 1, panel e). The abnormal population showed expression of myeloid differentiation antigens. Particularly prominent was the absence of immaturity markers (CD34‐, CD117‐, CD133‐, HLA‐DR‐, CD38‐). Features of asynchronous maturation (CD45 + weak, CD33 + weak, CD13‐, CD371 + bright, CD66 + bright, cMPO+bright, CD15 + bright, CD16‐) and abnormal antigen expression (CD56 + high, CD4+) were present. The study population did not show features of monocytic assignment (CD36‐, CD64‐/±, CD11b‐, CD11c‐/±, CD18‐), dendritic cell differentiation was excluded (CD123‐, CD304‐).

Cytogenetic analysis was performed on unstimulated and stimulated bone marrow cultures using standard cytogenetic techniques. Karyotype analysis of 30 metaphases revealed isolated trisomy of chromosome 6 (Figure 1, panels f‐g) in 22 metaphases (73%), while the remaining eight metaphases showed a normal karyotype (ISCN: 47,XY,+6 [22]/46,XY [8]). Metaphase and interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) targeting the canonical rearrangements KMT2A, PML::RARA, CBFB::MYH11, RUNX1::RUNX1T1 showed negative results. The presence of chromosome 6 trisomy was confirmed with CCP6/SEC63/MYB probes by FISH in 1 metaphase (Figure 1, panel h) and in 89/100 interphase nuclei (Figure 1, panel i) [presence of 3 centromere signals of chromosome 6 and SEC63(6q21) and MYB(6q23) loci]. Molecular evaluation of bone marrow and infiltrated peripheral blood by standard PCR and targeted NGS identified the only pathogenic variant U2AF1 p.(Ser34Phe) (S34F) with variant allele frequency (VAF) of 46%. In addition, no fusion genes relevant to bone marrow neoplasms were detected in the bone marrow (see Table 1 for full molecular analyses).

Over a period of about 2 weeks, the blood count gradually decreased, reaching nadir values: haemoglobin 84 g/L, WBC 1.36 × 10^9^/L with absolute neutrophil count (ANC) 0.48 × 10^9^/L and platelet count 62 × 10^9^/L. The patient's clinical condition was relatively good throughout the follow‐up period, except for a single episode of fever of unknown origin, which was quickly controlled with the introduction of anti‐infective drugs. Consequently, due to the lack of an established diagnosis, no targeted treatment was implemented at that time. Over the following 1.5 weeks, blood counts improved spontaneously and the patient was discharged with a haemoglobin level of 100 g/L, a WBC of 2.20 × 10^9^/L with an ANC of 1.12 × 10^9^/L and a normal platelet count. A further outpatient follow‐up 2 weeks later showed further improvement in CBC parameters.

Ten days later, the patient was unexpectedly admitted to the emergency room for dyspnoea. On auscultation, there was a weakened respiratory murmur on the left side at the base. Chest X‐ray showed uniform shadowing of the middle and lower fields of the left lung, indicating atelectatic changes, and fluid in the left pleural cavity extending to the level of the posterior parts of ribs VII and VIII. There was shadowing on the right side projecting into the chest wall structures. A chest ultrasound confirmed a large amount of fluid on the left side, and on a CT scan of the chest without and with contrast, the layer of fluid in the left pleural cavity was estimated at approximately 8 cm, with accompanying fluid, compressive, increased atelectatic changes in the parenchyma of the left lung, mainly in the lower lobe. A puncture of the left pleural cavity was performed and 1600 mL of serous fluid was evacuated. A further CT scan of the chest showed a pathological mass in the right chest wall, measuring approximately 3.5 cm × 4.5 cm, located posterior‐laterally at the level of ribs VII/VIII, infiltrating the pleura and the oblique fissure, with a local pathological seepage reaction in the structure of the aforementioned ribs. This mass formed a tumour, which later became visible on the chest wall (Figure 2, panel a). In addition, quite numerous smaller thickenings/infiltrates of a similar nature were found scattered in the chest wall along the ribs and in the mediastinum along the spine—the largest in the anterior segment of the right rib of group VI P approximately 1.5 cm. A transthoracic fine‐needle aspiration biopsy (18G) of the chest wall/right lung tumour was performed under CT guidance. Histopathological examination with immunohistochemistry revealed very numerous atypical cells with variable morphology: some with sparse granular cytoplasm, round nuclei with apparent nucleolus, others larger with more acidophilic cytoplasm, eccentric nuclei, and a high degree of atypia (Figure 2, panels b‐d). All (100%) atypical cells were MPO positive, some with slight CD33 positivity. According to the clinical data, the lesion pattern corresponded to a myeloid neoplasm infiltrate, morphologically most similar to promyelocytes/myelocytes (Table 2).

Chest wall tumour at progression. Panel a: Clinically apparent tumour. Panels b–d: Infiltration with atypical myeloid cells in May‐Grunwald Giemsa (MGG, panel b), Haematoxylin and eosin (HE, panel c) and Myeloperoxidase (MPO, panel d) staining.

After extramedullary involvement of the myeloid neoplastic tumour was detected, the patient was readmitted to the haematology department. Blood tests on readmission revealed pancytopenia: haemoglobin 88 g/L, WBC 2.65 × 10^9^/L with ANC 0.5 × 10^9^/L, and platelet count 85 × 10^9^/L. The bone marrow was infiltrated with 31% atypical cells, significantly less compared to 98% at initial assessment; remaining cells were mostly segmented neutrophils, erythroblasts and lymphocytes. The spontaneous reduction in bone marrow infiltration was confirmed by FISH by detecting chromosome 6 trisomy in 41/100 instead of the previously observed 89/100 interphase cells. Flow cytometry was then performed, demonstrating minor changes in immunophenotype. Compared with results observed 3 months earlier, the abnormal cells showed increased expression of CD33, CD13, CD38 and CD64, but decreased expression of CD11c. On whole‐body computed tomography, the size of the pathological hyperplastic chest wall mass located posterior‐laterally at the level of ribs VII/VIII increased (previously 42 × 36 mm, estimated at 61 × 48mm on second exploration) and infiltrated the pleura and oblique fissure over a greater length, and numerous other pathological pleural wall tissue masses also increased, with a localised pathological infiltrative reaction visible within the ribs.

Atypical clonal myeloid cells infiltrating not only the bone marrow, but also forming extramedullary tumours in the chest wall, undoubtedly presented malignant findings mandating a diagnosis of myeloid neoplasm similar to acute myeloid leukaemia, with a U2AF1 mutation defining AML‐associated myelodysplasia, although the patient did not fit the WHO 2022 classification as AML, myelodysplasia‐related (AML‐MR) due to a more advanced maturation stage than myeloblast/promelocyte and no history of MDS or MDS/MPN [2]. Therefore, the patient was considered to have unclassified acute myeloid leukaemia and standard induction therapy with daunorubicin and cytosine arabinoside (DA) was administered. During treatment, transient bleeding and laboratory features of DIC were observed; with the exception of this and a single episode of fever, tolerability was good. After a period of post‐treatment aplasia, platelet recovery > 50 × 10^9^/L occurred on day +21 and neutrophils > 1 × 10^9^/L on day +27, and the patient was discharged home.

After a further 5 days, the patient was readmitted due to severe weakness, dyspnoea and the appearance of bloody fluid in the left pleural cavity drain. On admission, the patient was in poor general condition, ECOG 4, lethargic, confused and intermittently illogical. Morphology showed hyperleukocytosis reaching 74.81 × 10^9^/L with a leftward shift towards myeloblasts (30%). Bone marrow cytology revealed a hypercellular marrow with 49.0% atypical immature megaloblastic cells, some flare around the nucleus, fine cytoplasmic granulations, polymorphous/multiform nuclei and disrupted/disconnected cytoplasm (Figure 3, panels a–d). Bone marrow flow cytometry confirmed the progression of the disease and revealed the presence of two abnormal leukaemic cell populations: one similar to that previously described, representing approximately 8% of all nucleated cells, and the appearance of a larger, previously undetected clone of leukaemic cells with a distinct immunophenotype (Figure 3, panel e). No immature markers were detected and the newly noticed population expressed markers of monocytoid lineage (CD33 + bright, CD13+/−, HLA‐DR+, MPO+, CD15+/−, CD64+, CD36+, CD14+/−, CD4+, CD18 + bright, CD11a + bright, CD11b+/−, CD11c+, CD38+). In addition, this population was positive for CD56 (obviously on a subset) and CD123. Cytogenetic evaluation showed clonal evolution to a hypo‐tetraploid karyotype with an average number of 84 chromosomes (84,XXY,‐Y,‐1,+6,‐7,‐9,‐10,‐11,‐14,‐18,‐21[21]/46,XY [9]) (Figure 3, panels f, g). The presence of complex chromosomal abnormalities was confirmed by FISH in metaphase and interphase cells (Figure 3, panels h, i). Pathogenic variants specific for MDS‐type myeloid neoplasms were found by NGS in the NRAS, U2AF1 and ZRSR2 genes with VAFs of 40%, 24% and 6%, respectively. Compared to the sample at diagnosis, new pathogenic NRAS and ZRSR2 mutations were selected.

Bone marrow at progression. Panels a, b, c and d: Cytology. Infiltration of atypical megaloblastic cells. Panel e: Flow cytometry. Two abnormal populations: Myeloid, previously observed (marked in red) and monocytoid, newly detected (marked in green). Panels f‐g: Karyotype. Metaphase prepared for FISH (panel f), hypo‐tetraploid karyotype with 84 chromosomes (panel g). Panels h‐i: Detection of chromosomal changes using FISH showing multiple extra signals in metaphase chromosomes (panel h) and interphase nuclei (panel i).

A follow‐up CT scan of the head was performed to complete the diagnosis of impaired consciousness, revealing a progressive supratentorial hematoma, but due to his general condition and coexisting coagulation disorders associated with reactivated refractory DIC, the patient was not qualified for neurosurgical intervention. Despite intensive supportive treatment, there was no improvement in the general condition or return of consciousness, and the patient was pronounced dead due to cardiac arrest.

Discussion

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The case we present illustrates the puzzling clinical features associated with pathological cells with a degree of differentiation beyond the promyelocyte stage, with chromosome 6 trisomy and U2AF1 mutation, forming a massive bone marrow infiltrate and extramedullary mass in the chest wall and lungs. To our knowledge, no similar case has been described to date.

In the recently published results of a meta‐analysis, the authors identified a large cohort of 78 patients with isolated trisomy 6 and bone marrow tumours (48 with AML, 16 with MDS) and 14 with aplastic anaemia (AA). The results suggest that the role of trisomy 6, the chromosome containing the major tissue compatibility complex encoding the HLA system, may be context‐dependent. In AA and hypocellular MDS, increased expression of HLA peptides may lead to increased TCR activation, triggering an immune response towards haematopoietic cells which was manifested by pancytopenia and bone marrow hypocellularity. In AML, the risk may be unfavourable, related to immune pressure with somatic loss of HLA: lack of increased HLA expression due to HLA downregulation, allelic deletion of HLA genes or microdeletion of tumour suppressor genes may contribute to immune escape, hyperproliferation and more advanced leukaemia [3].

U2 small nuclear RNA accessory factor 1 (U2AF1) is a multifunctional protein that plays a key role in regulating RNA splicing after gene transcription. Mutations in the U2AF1 gene have been described in a wide range of cancers, including myelodysplastic syndrome, acute myeloid leukaemia, primary myelofibrosis, chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia, hairy cell leukaemia and various solid tumours [4]. S34F, found in the present case, is one of the major U2AF1 mutation sites and the most frequently observed (60%) [5]. Mutations of spliceosome genes, including U2AF1, have the highest predictive value for bone marrow malignancies, regardless of co‐occurring mutations, in patients with unexplained cytopenias [6].

Currently, the prognosis of U2AF1 mutations in cancer, particularly in haematological diseases, remains to be fully elucidated. Cells expressing the U2AF1 S34F gene had defective autophagy along with mitochondrial dysfunction and increased production of reactive oxygen species, causing genome instability and an increased frequency of spontaneous mutations, which can interfere with metabolism, inflammation, genome stability and control of cell proliferation [7]. Mutant U2AF1 has been shown in an animal model to alter the expression of downstream gene isoforms, thereby contributing to abnormal haematopoiesis [8].

At the time of progression, a loss‐of‐function variant in the ZRSR2 gene was detected. The ZRSR2 protein is another factor affecting splicing regulation that is particularly observed in AML arising after MDS or MDS/MPN [2]. Unlike U2AF1, one of the three most commonly mutated components of the major spliceosome, ZRSR2 is a component of the minor spliceosome and often exhibits a loss‐of‐function effect [9]. U2AF1 and ZRSF2 rarely co‐occur and are considered mutually exclusive in bone marrow tumours [10], suggesting that either both variants may have occurred in different clones during the clonal evolution of the disease, or spliceosomal regulation in cells carrying both mutations has been severely altered. A second novel mutation, the NRAS canonical hotspot variant at codon 61, was correlated with more aggressive disease and reduced survival in MDS [11].

Very rare cases of a rearrangement in the RARG or RARB genes have been reported in patients with acute promyelocytic leukaemia [12]. Unfortunately, there are no commercially available FISH probes for these genes and thus we were not able to exclude them by FISH testing; however, their involvement in the present case seems extremely unlikely.

Conclusion

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Our report shows that atypical myelocytes can massively infiltrate the bone marrow and form extramedullary tumours, which, together with the genetic confirmation of their clonality through the detection of U2AF1 mutations and chromosome 6 trisomy, justified the diagnosis and treatment of acute leukaemia, which did not fit the current classification. However, the interplay between the abnormal splicing machinery and the extra chromosome 6 has not yet been established as sufficient for the development of the presented phenotype and the aggressive course of the disease.

Author Contributions

Miroslaw Markiewicz: conceptualization (lead), data curation (lead), formal analysis (lead), investigation (lead), methodology (lead), project administration (lead), supervision (lead), visualization (lead), writing – original draft (lead), writing – review and editing (lead). Agnieszka Kopacz: investigation (equal), methodology (equal), resources (equal). Beata Blajer‐Olszewska: investigation (equal), methodology (equal), resources (equal). Malwina Mazur: investigation (equal), resources (equal). Katarzyna Warzybok: data curation (equal), resources (equal). Marta Szarawarska: methodology (equal), resources (equal), validation (equal). Marzena Wojtaszewska: methodology (equal), resources (equal), validation (equal), writing – review and editing (equal). Monika Moskwa: methodology (equal), validation (equal). Dominika Dudycz: methodology (equal), resources (equal). Ewa Schwarz: investigation (equal), resources (equal). Katarzyna Kosior: resources (equal). Krzysztof Lewandowski: investigation (equal), methodology (equal), supervision (equal), validation (equal), writing – review and editing (equal).

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.