Obaid, Ali J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6385-8125
Alkawaz, Ali J. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1189-6361
Naser, Maryam S. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0658-9090
Article History
Received: 12 August 2025
Accepted: 20 January 2026
First Online: 5 February 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All experimental protocols were approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the College of Science, University of Kerbala (Approval Number: 0014CSE). All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant institutional, national, and international guidelines and regulations. All clinical samples were anonymized prior to analysis to ensure patient confidentiality. Informed consent was obtained from all participants (or their legal guardians) for the use of clinical samples in this study. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki (2013 revision).
: Not applicable.