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            <surname>Musallam</surname>
            <given-names>Lama Abdulmahdi</given-names>
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          <aff xml:lang="en">Department of Medical Laboratory Science/Hematology and Blood Banking, Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), UAE</aff>
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            <surname>Alali</surname>
            <given-names>Mezna</given-names>
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            <given-names>Maha</given-names>
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          <aff xml:lang="en">Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), UAE</aff>
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          <name name-style="western">
            <surname>Alkatheeri</surname>
            <given-names>Shama</given-names>
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          <aff xml:lang="en">Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), UAE</aff>
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            <surname>Mansour</surname>
            <given-names>Mohammad</given-names>
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          <aff xml:lang="en">Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), UAE</aff>
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            <given-names>Pritesh</given-names>
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