Maaruf, Shawnim M.
Mohammad, Dara K.
Hassan, Treska S.
Aziz, Azhin D.
Yashooa, Raya Kh.
Hassan, Haween T.
Agha, Sarkawt Sarteeb Fattah
Daham, Rebar Nadhem A.
Aali, Mukhlis H.
Mustafa, Suhad A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Karolinska Institute
Article History
Received: 4 November 2025
Accepted: 25 February 2026
First Online: 2 March 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Human Ethics Review Committee at Salahaddin University-Erbil (KRG-Iraq), (Issued No: 4 S/275, 22/2/2021). Written informed consent form was obtained from all participants before joining the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.