Freyberg, Moritz
Bewig, Merete
Bampi, Giovana Bavia
Manfredi, Candela
Joshi, Disha
Rauscher, Robert
Hong, Jeong S.
Große-Onnebrink, Jörg
Sutharsan, Sivagurunathan
Stehling, Florian
Bobis, Ingrid
Ballmann, Manfred
Sorscher, Eric J.
Ignatova, Zoya
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universität Hamburg
Article History
Received: 3 August 2025
Accepted: 13 February 2026
First Online: 27 February 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This is a multicenter study approved by the Ethical Review Board of the University of Rostock (registration number: A 2016-0077). Informed consent for nasal brushings was obtained from each participant or the participant’s parent (if the participant was a minor) and archived locally, at the participating clinics.