Jalali, Kamyar Mazloum
Mollaei, Hamidreza
Karami, Chiman
Roudbaneh, Elahe Mosayebnejad
Article History
Received: 16 October 2025
Accepted: 9 January 2026
First Online: 28 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted using archived serum samples from HBV-HCC patients collected for diagnostic purposes at Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran. All samples were fully anonymized prior to analysis. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Kerman University of Medical Sciences (Approval ID: IR.KMU.REC.96000733). Given the retrospective and anonymized nature of the study, the requirement for written informed consent was waived in accordance with institutional and national regulations, and with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: As this report was based on fully anonymized archival samples with no identifying information, specific consent for publication was not required.
: The authors declare no competing interests.