Samar Al Bitar
Samar Al Bitar
1Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; sfa28@mail.aub.edu (S.A.B.); frb03@mail.aub.edu (F.B.); aam48@mail.aub.edu (A.M.)
1,
Farah Ballout
Farah Ballout
1Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; sfa28@mail.aub.edu (S.A.B.); frb03@mail.aub.edu (F.B.); aam48@mail.aub.edu (A.M.)
1,
Alissar Monzer
Alissar Monzer
1Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; sfa28@mail.aub.edu (S.A.B.); frb03@mail.aub.edu (F.B.); aam48@mail.aub.edu (A.M.)
1,
Mariam Kanso
Mariam Kanso
2Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; mk212@aub.edu.lb (M.K.); wf07@aub.edu.lb (W.F.); sd65@aub.edu.lb (S.D.); mh45@aub.edu.lb (M.H.)
2,
Nour Saheb
Nour Saheb
3Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; ns141@aub.edu.lb (N.S.); at04@aub.edu.lb (A.T.)
3,
Deborah Mukherji
Deborah Mukherji
4Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; dm25@aub.edu.lb
4,
Walid Faraj
Walid Faraj
2Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; mk212@aub.edu.lb (M.K.); wf07@aub.edu.lb (W.F.); sd65@aub.edu.lb (S.D.); mh45@aub.edu.lb (M.H.)
2,
Ayman Tawil
Ayman Tawil
3Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; ns141@aub.edu.lb (N.S.); at04@aub.edu.lb (A.T.)
3,
Samer Doughan
Samer Doughan
2Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; mk212@aub.edu.lb (M.K.); wf07@aub.edu.lb (W.F.); sd65@aub.edu.lb (S.D.); mh45@aub.edu.lb (M.H.)
2,
Maher Hussein
Maher Hussein
2Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; mk212@aub.edu.lb (M.K.); wf07@aub.edu.lb (W.F.); sd65@aub.edu.lb (S.D.); mh45@aub.edu.lb (M.H.)
2,
Wassim Abou-Kheir
Wassim Abou-Kheir
5Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon
5,*,
Hala Gali-Muhtasib
Hala Gali-Muhtasib
1Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; sfa28@mail.aub.edu (S.A.B.); frb03@mail.aub.edu (F.B.); aam48@mail.aub.edu (A.M.)
1,*
1Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; sfa28@mail.aub.edu (S.A.B.); frb03@mail.aub.edu (F.B.); aam48@mail.aub.edu (A.M.)
2Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; mk212@aub.edu.lb (M.K.); wf07@aub.edu.lb (W.F.); sd65@aub.edu.lb (S.D.); mh45@aub.edu.lb (M.H.)
3Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; ns141@aub.edu.lb (N.S.); at04@aub.edu.lb (A.T.)
4Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon; dm25@aub.edu.lb
5Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon
*Correspondence: wa12@aub.edu.lb (W.A.-K.); amro@aub.edu.lb (H.G.-M.)
Received 2025 Jun 5; Accepted 2025 Jun 5; Collection date 2025 Aug.
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