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Authors and Affiliations

1. Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Department, Institute of Medical Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran

   Mahnaz Shavandi & Seyedeh Sara Shafiei

2. Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Medical Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Tehran, Iran

   Mahdieh Salimi

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M. S. Conceptualization, Methodology, S.S. Data curation, Writing- Original draft preparation, Visualization, Investigation. M.S. Writing- Reviewing and Editing,

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Correspondence to Seyedeh Sara Shafiei.

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