About the Authors

Marie S. Rye

mrye@ichr.uwa.edu.au (MSR); sjamieson@ichr.uwa.edu.au (SEJ)

Affiliation Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Australia

Nicole M. Warrington

Affiliation School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Elizabeth S. H. Scaman

Affiliation Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Australia

Shyan Vijayasekaran

Affiliations Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia

Harvey L. Coates

Affiliations Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia

Denise Anderson

Affiliation Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Australia

Craig E. Pennell

Affiliation School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Jenefer M. Blackwell

Affiliation Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Australia

Sarra E. Jamieson

mrye@ichr.uwa.edu.au (MSR); sjamieson@ichr.uwa.edu.au (SEJ)

Affiliation Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SEJ JMB CEP. Performed the experiments: MSR. Analyzed the data: MSR NMW SEJ DA. Wrote the paper: MSR SEJ JMB. Raine management, recruitment and sample preparation: CEP. Clinical care and characterization for WAFSOM: SV HLC. WAFSOM recruitment: ESHS SEJ MSR. WAFSOM sample preparation: MSR ESHS SEJ. Supervised the work: SEJ JMB CEP.