Adnan, Atif https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4537-0059
Rakha, Allah
Chen, Hao Dong
Ilyas, Muhammad
Ullah, Muhammad Farhat
Nazir, Shahid
Wang, Chuan Chao
Wang, Hongbo
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Science and Technology of Liaoning Province (2024021179-JH2/1019)
Article History
Received: 21 January 2025
Accepted: 6 February 2026
First Online: 13 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Islamia College Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (Approval No. 866/ORIC/ICP, dated April 3, 2023). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study. All experimental procedures were conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki (1964), as amended.
: All participants provided informed consent for the publication of aggregated and anonymized genetic data derived from their samples, with all direct identifiers removed to protect privacy.
: The authors declare no competing interests.