About the Authors
- Maria Q. Gaunsbaek
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* E-mail: Maria.quisgaard@ouh.regionsyddanmark.dk
Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Bibi Lange
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Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Anette D. Kjeldsen
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Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Viggo Svane-Knudsen
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Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Karsten Skjoedt
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Affiliation Department of Cancer and Inflammation Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Maiken L. Henriksen
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Affiliation Department of Cancer and Inflammation Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Christian Nielsen
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Immunology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Yaseelan Palarasah
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Affiliation Department of Cancer and Inflammation Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Soren Hansen
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Affiliation Department of Cancer and Inflammation Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Competing Interests
The authors have the following competing interest. The study is funded from a commercial source (Schering Plough). On behalf of all the authors, there are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MQG BL ADK VSK KS MLH CN YP SH. Performed the experiments: MQG BL ADK MLH CN YP SH. Analyzed the data: MQG BL ADK MLH CN YP SH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MQG BL ADK VSK KS CN YP SH. Wrote the paper: MQG BL ADK VSK KS MLH CN YP SH.