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Authors
Jowshan, Mohammad-Reza https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8603-5674
Zolghadrpour, Mohammad-Amin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1856-1338
Imani, Hossein https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5297-9941
Rahmanian, Reza https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0125-5096
Karimpour, Farzad https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0646-4370
Hamedi-Shahraki, Soudabeh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2270-7421
Amirkhizi, Farshad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1477-0260
Asghari, Somayyeh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0501-0115
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
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Article History
Received: 12 April 2026
Accepted: 3 July 2026
First Online: 8 July 2026
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: All study participants were provided information concerning the objectives and procedures in the study before they were enrolled in the study. Each participant signed written informed consent before study enrollment. All biological samples and data collected were anonymized via code ribbons and archived for future use. This investigation was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the Bioethics Committee at TUMS (ethics number: IR.TUMS.MEDICINE.REC.1401.080).
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The authors used AI-based tools (Claude AI) only for language editing and grammatical refinement. All scientific content, analysis, and conclusions were generated by the authors.
