Dweikat, Imad M.
Abdul-Hafez, Hamza A.
Zayed, Alaa
Kanaan, Moien
Kasem, Hanin
Bzour, Rami
Article History
Received: 7 March 2025
Accepted: 4 June 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
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). Informed consent to participate was obtained from all participants and the parents/legal guardians of minors. The study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki to this effect.
: Written informed consent was obtained from the patients/or their parents for publication of their clinical and genetic details. We explained that the patients’ names would not be attached and no pictures or videos would be obtained. The consent was delivered directly to the study coordinators during the preparation of the manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.