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1 Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Unidad Academica de Medicina Humana y Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico

2 Centro de Innovación Tecnologica e Industrial, Unidad Academica de Ingenieria Electrica, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico

3 Departamento de Genetica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico

4 School of Medicine, University of Colima, Colima, Mexico
