Muhammad, Anees
Inayat, Fawad
Sethi, Bilal Ahmad
Kashif, Muhammad
Khan, Assad Ullah
Ahmad, Shahzad
Atlas, Amir
Rehman, Shoaib Ur
Sarwar, Muhammad Tahir
Article History
Received: 17 July 2025
Accepted: 22 September 2025
First Online: 26 September 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study adhered to the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki, and was carried out in accordance with research protocols approved by the Ethical Committee and Advanced Studies and Research Board at Khyber Medical University, Pakistan (DIR/KMU-AS&RB/GE/001779), and Lady Reading Hospital, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.
: Informed written consent from all human subjects or their legal guardians, wasobtained prior to clinical examination and blood sampling, allowing the genetic testing and use of the data for scientific publication.