About the Authors

Mahmood Rasool

Affiliation Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research (CEGMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Muhammad Abdul Basit Ashraf

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

Arif Malik

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

Sulayman Waquar

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

Shahida Aziz Khan

Affiliation King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Mahmood Husain Qazi

Affiliation Center for Research in Molecular Medicine (CRiMM), The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

Waseem Ahmad

Affiliation Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research (CEGMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Muhammad Asif

Affiliation Department of Biotechnology and Informatics, BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan

Sami Ullah Khan

Affiliation Department of Botany, Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Bagh, Pakistan

Ahmad Zaheer

Affiliation National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan

Muther Mansoor Qaisrani

Affiliation Department of Botany, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan

Abdul Rehman Khan

Affiliation Obesity & Diabetes Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan

Aamir Iqbal

Affiliation National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan

Amir Raza

Affiliation National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan

Saima Iram

Affiliation Bolan Medical Hospital, Quetta, Pakistan

Kashif Kamran

Affiliation Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan

Asim Iqbal

Affiliation Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan

Mohammad Zahid Mustafa

Affiliation CASVAB, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan

Hani Choudhry

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Metabolism and Epigenetic Unit, Faculty of Science, Center of Innovation in Personalized Medicine, Cancer and Mutagenesis Unit, King Fahd Center for Medical Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Mazin A. Zamzami

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Metabolism and Epigenetic Unit, Faculty of Science, Cancer and Mutagenesis Unit, King Fahd Center for Medical Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Wesam H. Abdulaal

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Metabolism and Epigenetic Unit, Faculty of Science, Cancer and Mutagenesis Unit, King Fahd Center for Medical Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Mohammad Sarwar Jamal

sarwar4u@gmail.com

Affiliation King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: MR MABA AM. Data curation: SW MHQ MA MMQ. Formal analysis: Aamir Iqbal MZM WA AZ. Investigation: ARK Asim Iqbal AR SUK. Methodology: SW MHQ MA. Software: SAK SI KK MAZ. Validation: MSJ SAK. Writing – original draft: MR AM MABA WHA. Writing – review & editing: MSJ HC AM.