Peris, Chandni Halcyon
Selvam, Sumithra
Swaminathan, Sumathi
Rangarajan, Ravi
Raj, Tony
Thankachan, Prashanth
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India
Article History
Received: 30 May 2025
Accepted: 3 November 2025
First Online: 5 December 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study adhered to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki, with approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of St. John’s Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India (protocol code IEC Study Ref No: 370/2018; date of approval: 7 January 2019), for all procedures involving participants. Written informed consent was obtained from all individuals involved in the study.