Tariq, Faaria
Irfan, Muhammad
Farooq, Saba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7069-2618
Iqbal, Hana’a
Atia-tul-Wahab,
Khan, Ishtiaq Ahmad
Iftner, Thomas
Choudhary, M. Iqbal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5356-3585
Funding for this research was provided by:
Saba Farooq
Article History
Received: 15 January 2025
Accepted: 16 June 2025
First Online: 2 July 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The samples used in the study were taken after the approval of the ethical committees from the respective laboratories. This study was approved by the Institutional Ethical Committee (IEC) of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (Study # ICCBS/IEC/102-HB/2024/Protocol/1.0). All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. Written informed consent was taken from the patients.