Baig, Athar Abdullah
Maqbool, Tahir
Altaf, Awais
Jamil, Bishama
Sarwar, Muhammad
Shabbir, Muqadas
Kiran, Asia
Ali, Qurban https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3160-4830
Iqbal, Adnan
Ahmad, Ajaz
Article History
Received: 13 February 2026
Accepted: 25 June 2026
First Online: 30 June 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interest.
: Informed consent was obtained from all the participants.
: The edthical approval was obtained form ethical review commeetti of Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan. In addition to institutional ethical approval, a statement has been added to the Methods section confirming that all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations, including the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.