Altered Tonsillar Microbiome in Children with Down Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Elena Woods, Dallas Jones, Oren M. Gordon, Nichole M. Nusbacher, Jennifer M. Kofonow, Galileo S. Dumont, Daniel Frank, Norman R. Friedman, Brian William Herrmann, Catherine Lozupone, Michael R. Verneris
This study compares the tonsillar microbiome of children with Down syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea to non-DS OSA patients, finding specific microbial shifts in DS tonsils.
Scientific Reports · Aug 27, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology