Beyzaei, Zahra
Shamsaeefar, Alireza
Ghatei, Kiana
Kazemi, Kurosh
Nikeghbalian, Saman
Dehghani, Masoud
Malekhosseini, Seyed-Ali
Jalali, Maryam
Geramizadeh, Bita
Funding for this research was provided by:
Shiraz Transplant Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (29161)
Article History
Received: 23 February 2026
Accepted: 7 May 2026
First Online: 22 May 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This is an observational study. The Bioethics Committee of the Medical University of Shiraz Research Ethics Committee has confirmed the ethical approval (Approval #: IR.SUMS.REC. 1403.303).
: Patients were selected from Shiraz Pediatrics Liver Cirrhosis Cohort Study IR.SUMS.REC.1398.142, which waived the requirement for informed consent.
: Not required.