Elshahat, Hend M.
Elshambaky, Ahmed Y.
Salah Eldeen, Waleed A.
Kharboush, Taghrid G.
Hamed, Asmaa F.
Abdelnaser, Noha M.
Article History
Received: 3 December 2025
Revised: 28 January 2026
Accepted: 29 January 2026
First Online: 17 February 2026
Declarations
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: The Research Ethics Committee approved the study. Approval number: (MD6-9-2023). The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.The present study was conducted after obtaining written informed consent from all participants prior to enrollment.
: All participants or other first-degree relatives gave their written informed consent.
: Professor Waleed Salah Eldeen is an editorial board member.