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Authors
Whaibeh, Emile
Hanna, Jowy Abi
Kuta, Jan
Aouad, Norma
Yaghi, Nancy
Nader, Alicia Abi
Khalil, Cyrille
Tayeh, Georges Abi
Mrad, Myriam
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council (101137317)
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Article History
Received: 13 November 2025
Accepted: 28 March 2026
First Online: 28 April 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval for this study was granted by the Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital’s Ethics Committee (Approval number: CEHDF 1683), in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Standards and Operational Guidelines for Ethical Review of Research Involving Human Participants (2011) and the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was obtained from all participants, who were assured confidentiality, privacy, and anonymity of their information and identity. Participants were informed of their right to withdraw from the study at any stage, and their withdrawal had no impact whatsoever on the services provided to them. Additionally, all aliquots were prepared with the exact volumes needed to ensure no biospecimen waste was left, and the subcontracted laboratory destroyed any additional remaining volumes of the samples in accordance with established protocols. Written informed consent was obtained from the participants for publication of data.
