Mendes de Leon, Carlos F.
Elbejjani, Martine
Abdulrahim, Sawsan
Ghattas, Hala
El Sammak, Aya
Nassif, Alexandra Abi
Conrad, Frederic
Nishimura, Raphael
McCall, Stephen J.
Sibai, Abla M.
Chaaya, Monique
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (R01 AG069016)
National Institutes of Health (R01 AG069016)
National Institutes of Health (R01 AG069016)
National Institutes of Health (R01 AG069016)
National Institutes of Health (R01 AG069016)
National Institutes of Health (R01 AG069016)
National Institutes of Health (R01 AG069016)
National Institutes of Health (R01 AG069016)
National Institutes of Health (R01 AG069016)
National Institutes of Health (R01 AG069016)
National Institutes of Health (R01 AG069016)
Article History
Received: 24 July 2025
Accepted: 9 December 2025
First Online: 26 December 2025
Declarations
:
: The study received approval from the Institutional Review Board at the American University of Beirut (BIO-2023-0093).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.