1 Sickle Cell Clinic and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha, India.
2 Department of Infectious Disease, Asian Institute of Public Health, Bhubaneswar, India.
3 School of Life Sciences, Sambalpur University, Jyotivihar, Burla, Odisha, India.