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Article History

Received: 10 December 2025

Accepted: 28 May 2026

First Online: 25 June 2026

Declarations

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: This study used anonymized laboratory data obtained from routine clinical testing. In accordance with institutional policy, ethical approvals and exemptions were obtained from the Aga Khan University Ethical Review Committee (AKU ERC #2024–9824-29,527) and the Sysmex Ethics Review Committee (Sysmex ERC #2024–025). In addition, approval was granted by the Research Ethics Committee of the National Bioethics Committee for Research, National Institute of Health (Ref No. 4–87/NBC-1138/23/471) for retrospective analyses not involving patient contact or identifiable information.

: Not applicable.

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: João Marcelo Martins Nunes and Mari Kono are employed in Sysmex group.