Elmetwalli, Alaa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-4297
El-Sakka, Samaa Ahmed
Alzahrani, Othman R
Al Balawi, Aisha Nawaf
Salama, Afrah Fatthi
Hassan, Mervat G.
Elsayed, Ashraf
Wael, Dalia
Alaa E. Sorour, Heba
El-Sewedy, Tarek
Article History
Received: 1 November 2025
Accepted: 11 May 2026
First Online: 2 June 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The University of Tabuk Ethics Committee approved the study by UT-340-191-2024, following the guidelines of the Helsinki Declaration. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before collecting blood samples.
: Not applicable.