Kamal, Doaa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6299-5144
Fathi, Nihal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5940-0007
Osman, Asmaa Osama B. S.
Abdalmageed, Amira Mohammad
Galal, Marwa A. A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6101-9141
Funding for this research was provided by:
Assiut University
Article History
Received: 18 September 2025
Revised: 20 January 2026
Accepted: 22 January 2026
First Online: 17 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study has been approved by Assiut University Medical Ethical Review Board (IRB no. 17101702) and has been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. The study was registered at Clinical trial gov. (NCT 03747354).
: Written informed consent was obtained from all patients prior to their inclusion in the study. All samples were obtained according to the guidelines approved by the Medical Ethical Committee of Assiut University.
: Not applicable.
: All authors declare that they have no competing interests.