Hegde, Rajat https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2328-2966
Hegde, Smita https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1543-3127
Kulkarni, Sujayendra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0806-5728
Kulkarni, Suyamindra S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9022-0052
Pandurangi, Aditya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2684-8435
Kariduraganavar, Mahadevappa Y. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2159-0543
Das, Kusal K. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3641-2117
Gai, Pramod B. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4477-4561
Article History
Received: 1 February 2022
Accepted: 9 March 2022
First Online: 25 March 2022
Declarations
:
: Ethical approval for the study was taken from the Institutional Ethical Committee of Shri B.M Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapura (Ref No: BLDE (DU) IEC/337–2018-19). Informed consent was obtained from parents/guardians before the collection of blood samples.
: The authors declare no competing interests.