Gupta, Ruby https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8487-6004
Shivashankar, Roopa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4361-9423
Kondal, Dimple https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1417-9510
Gokulakrishnan, Kuppan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3167-8239
Patel, Shivani A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0082-5857
Ali, Mohammed K. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7266-2503
Narayan, K. M. Venkat https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8621-5405
Mohan, Viswanathan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5038-6210
Tandon, Nikhil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4604-1986
Prabhakaran, Dorairaj https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3172-834X
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HHSN268200900026C, HHSN268200900026C)
Article History
Received: 1 November 2023
Accepted: 21 December 2023
First Online: 5 February 2024
Declarations
:
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: All procedures performed in the study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) of PHFI (IRB00006658), MDRF (MDRF/EC/EPI/2009/10) Chennai, India and Emory University (IRB00044159). In addition, the study has received regulatory approval from the Health Ministry Screening Committee (HMSC) of India.
: All participants provided written, informed consent for collection of bio-specimens during the study.
: All participants provided written, informed consent for publication.