Ghasemi, Hossein
Esmaeilzadeh, Emran
Abghari, Fateme Zahedi
Mohseni, Marzieh
Akbarpoor, Erfan
Khorram Khorshid, Hamid Reza
Bazazzadegan, Niloofar
Najafipour, Reza
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences (1402/801/A/6/30200)
Article History
Received: 8 June 2025
Accepted: 9 October 2025
First Online: 24 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences (Institutional ethical approval number: IR.USWR.REC.1403.055). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to inclusion in the study. All participants were adults aged 16 years or older; no individuals under the age of 16 were enrolled. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants for the publication of relevant clinical and genetic data included in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.