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Received: 16 August 2017

Accepted: 4 January 2018

First Online: 16 January 2018

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: FS is an assistant professor of Hematology at the Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Arab American University, Jenin, Palestine. Tel.: +970(4)2510801/2/3/4/5/6; Fax: +970(4)2510810; E-mail: fekri.samarah@aauj.edu.MAS is an assistant professor at the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health professions, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.Tel/Fax: +970 2241 4076. E-mail: msrour@yahoo.com. Present address: Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Birzeit University, Birzeit, Palestine.

: This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee at Al-Quds University according Helsinki declaration. A written informed consent was obtained from individual participants or from legal guardian in case of minors (less than 16 years old) for all persons included in this study.

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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