Phukon, Pinkee
Gogoi, Barbi
Das, Angshurekha
Dutta, Sima Kumari
Barua, Purnima
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research
Article History
Received: 21 November 2025
Accepted: 11 February 2026
First Online: 9 March 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Ethical Committee of Jorhat Medical College & Hospital, Jorhat, Assam (under Society for Medical Education, Jorhat) in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki with letter no. SMEJ/JMCH/MEU/841/Pt-2/2011/957, Dated February 16th, 2023. The samples were collected after taking written informed consent from the patients.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.