Ahmad, Riaz
Hashmi, Muhammad Almas
Ullah, Asad
Rehman, Ubaid Ur
Naeem, Muhammad
Houlden, Henry
Funding for this research was provided by:
Higher Education Commision, Pakistan
Article History
Received: 3 October 2025
Accepted: 9 March 2026
First Online: 19 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the Ethical Board of the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad (Approval No. QAU/DFBS/216). Informed consent was obtained from the enrolled family to participate in the study and to allow publication of any identifiable clinical or diagnostic information collected in the study.
: Informed consent was obtained from the enrolled family to participate in the study.
: Informed consent was obtained from the enrolled families to allow publication of the clinical and diagnostic information collected in the study.