About the Authors

Fatma O. Khalil

Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Clinical and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Department, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt

Muhammad B. Taj

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

dr.taj@iub.edu.pk (MBT); om.ali@tu.edu.sa (OMA)

Affiliation Division of Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, The Islamia University Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Enas M. Ghonaim

Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Clinical and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Department, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt

Shimaa Abed El-Sattar

Roles Formal analysis, Resources

Affiliation Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt

Sally W. Elkhadry

Roles Formal analysis, Resources

Affiliation Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Department, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt

Hala El-Refai

Roles Formal analysis, Resources

Affiliation Clinical and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Department, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt

Omar M. Ali

Roles Writing – review & editing

dr.taj@iub.edu.pk (MBT); om.ali@tu.edu.sa (OMA)

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Turabah University College, Turabah Branch, Taif University, Taif Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Salah A. Elgawad

Roles Formal analysis, Resources

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pathology, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University Hospital, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt

Heba Alshater

Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Menoufia University Hospital, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom, Egypt

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.