Zaidi, Syed Aqib Ali
Chughtai, Nadia
Abbassi, Zubair Ahmed
Alam, Jehan
Malick, Tuba Shakil
Salim, Asmat
Saleem, Saima
Article History
Received: 7 March 2024
Accepted: 17 June 2024
First Online: 11 July 2024
Declarations
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: <b>to participants</b>: All experiments were designed after getting patient’s consent and approval from Institutional Review Boards and Ethical Committees of the involved bodies including Dr. A. Q. Khan Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (KIBGE) University of Karachi and Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) NO.F.2–81/2018-GENL/7070/JPMC. A written informed consent was obtained from all research participants. Furthermore, participants aged below 16 years were enrolled after taking informed consent from their parents or legal guardians.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.