Shah, Hania
Khan, Khushbukhat
Badshah, Yasmin
Trembley, Janeen H.
Ashraf, Naeem Mahmood
Shabbir, Maria
Afsar, Tayyaba
Aldisi, Dara
Khan, Dilawer
Razak, Suhail
Article History
Received: 24 September 2024
Accepted: 12 March 2025
First Online: 18 March 2025
Declarations
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: Approval for the study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Pakistan (IRB No. 10-2021-01/01). Written and oral informed consent were attained from each participant before the collection of blood samples. The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.