Ahmed, Payman Basheer
Mero, Wijdan
Article History
Received: 25 June 2025
Accepted: 7 August 2025
First Online: 26 August 2025
Declarations
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: The study followed the Declaration of Helsinki—Ethical Principles for Medical Research, revised in 2008. It was approved by the Ethical Committee of the College of Medicine, University of Zakho (SEP2024/E12 on 09.09.2025) and the General Directorates of Health of Zakho District (7619 on 9 Sept. 2024) for collecting patient samples, consent, and data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.