Karbasi, Golaleh
Ahmad, Siti Anom
Moradi, Ghobad
Danaee, Mahmoud
Ishak, Nur Hafidah
Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran
Mohtar, Mohd Nazim
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Article History
Received: 16 August 2025
Accepted: 3 July 2026
First Online: 22 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of the Endocrine & Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (ID: IR.TUMS.EMRI.REC.1403.180).
Consent to participate: All participants provided informed consent. Participation was voluntary, with assurance of anonymity and confidentiality.
Consent to publish: Participants consented to the publication of case reports and any personal data included.
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Competing interests: Golaleh Karbasi, Siti Anom Ahmad, Ghobad Moradi, Mahmoud Danaee, Nur Hafidah Ishak, Puvaneswaran Kunasekaran, and Mohd Nazim Mohtar declare no conflict of interest.