We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the researchers and contributors who have made their data openly available. The success of this study would not have been possible without the generous sharing of datasets, which has greatly facilitated our research and analysis. We are deeply appreciative of the commitment and dedication of the scientific community to open science, which fosters collaboration and accelerates scientific progress.
Haoxue Zhang: Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing -- Original Draft, Project administration.
Xiangnan Zhou: Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation.
Hao Chi: Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization.
Youping Deng: Methodology, Supervision.
Lauren Higa: Investigation, Validation.
Isam Mohd Ibrahim: Investigation, Validation.
Xiaoyong Liu: Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing -- review & editing.
Yuyao Liu: Conceptualization, Supervision, Project administration, Writing -- review & editing.
Jingyuan Ning: Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing -- review & editing.
All authors have read and approved the final manuscript, and they agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
This work was supported by SparkleDB, the database division of Sogen Biotechnology, through its internal grant program (Internal Grant No. GRSWSCITOP202402), funded from SparkleDB's commercial operating revenue; the support covered server infrastructure, development resources and personnel, including data curation, for the development and maintenance of the SkinDB platform. No external funding was received from any public, commercial, or not-for-profit funding agency.
Yuyao Liu and Jingyuan Ning are employees of the R&D Department of Sogen Biotechnology. The SkinDB platform, including its database, domain name and source code, is owned and operated by Sogen Biotechnology, and the platform may be commercialized as part of the company's current or future products and services. The authors declare no other competing interests.
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