Alsagob, Maysoon
Salih, Mustafa A.
Hamad, Muddathir H. A.
Al-Yafee, Yusra
Al-Zahrani, Jawaher
Al-Bakheet, Albandary
Nester, Michael
Sakati, Nadia
Wakil, Salma M.
AlOdaib, Ali
Colak, Dilek
Kaya, Namik https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8912-7507
Funding for this research was provided by:
King Salman Center for Disability Research (02-R-0029-NE-02-AU-1, 2180 004)
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (14-MED2007-20, 11-BIO2072-20)
Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University (RGP-VPP- 301)
Article History
Received: 13 February 2019
Accepted: 1 May 2019
First Online: 18 May 2019
Authors’ information
: Michael Nester - recently retired from KFSHR.
: The patients were ascertained under one of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center’s institutionally approved IRB protocols (KFSHRC’s Research Advisory Council Committees (RAC# 2120022 2040042, 2030046, 2040024). Before the sample collection, the patients and/or parents (legal guardians) signed the written informed consents.
: Written informed consents were obtained from the related parties.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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