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Ahmed, Shaheen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3571-982X
Khan, Saeed
Qureshi, Muhammad Asif
Jamil, Soofia
Anis, Mehak
ahmed, Waqas
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Article History
Received: 4 June 2024
Accepted: 7 August 2026
First Online: 29 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was endorsed by the Institutional Review Board of Dow University of Health Sciences, IRB No: IRB-1319/DUHS/Approval/2019, before commencement of sample collection. The study adhered to the principles outlined in the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and followed the requirements set by the institutional and/or national research council. All study subjects were recruited after written informed consent was acquired.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
