Dweikat, Imad
Kassem, Hanin
Hamdan, Khalil R.
Rayyan, Fatima Abu
Awad, Fawaz
Article History
Received: 14 November 2025
Accepted: 19 February 2026
First Online: 5 March 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the Arab American University, Palestine (registration number at FWA IORG0011491) and by the Palestinian Health Research Council (PHRC/HC/ 518/19). The study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki to this effect. Informed consent to participate was obtained from the parents or legal guardians of any participant under the age of 16.
: Informed consent was obtained from the enrolled individuals and/or their legal guardians for detailed clinical phenotyping, genetic studies, and publication of identifying information/images in online open-access publications.
: The authors declare no competing interests.