Amar, Ali
Afzal, Ayesha
Hameed, Athar
Ahmad, Mumtaz
Khan, Abdul Rafay
Najma, Humaira
Abid, Aiysha
Khaliq, Shagufta https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0576-3969
Funding for this research was provided by:
Higher Education Commision, Pakistan (NRPU-1987)
Article History
Received: 23 January 2020
Accepted: 4 August 2020
First Online: 25 August 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The Ethical Review Committee for Medical and Biomedical Research, University of Health Sciences Lahore, which adheres to the latest guidelines provided in Declaration of Helsinki, approved the study protocol. All the study participants (urolithiasis patients and healthy controls) provided written informed consent before enrollment in the study. In case of minor subjects (< 16 years old), written informed consent was provided by their parents or legal guardians.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.