Rostami, Mahboubeh R.
Rodriguez-Flores, Juan
Ait Hssain, Ali
Al Shakaki, Alya
Khan, Huda
Vakayil, Muneera https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3053-2361
Karic, Edin
Elhamid, Maha
Gamal Al Tawil, Lubna
Mezey, Jason G.
Robay, Amal
Crystal, Ronald G. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6177-6839
Funding for this research was provided by:
Qatar Foundation (PPM 03-0314-190024)
Qatar Foundation (PPM 03-0314-190024)
Article History
Received: 14 July 2025
Revised: 30 March 2026
Accepted: 28 April 2026
First Online: 21 May 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was conducted in accordance with approvals obtained following IRB review at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (IRB# 19-00037). Informed consent was obtained from all patients, and they provided written consent to participate in this study.