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Affiliations

• ¹ Allergy and Respiratory Diseases, IRCCS Policlinico San Martino, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
• ² Ethology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
• ³ Pneumology Unit, Ospedale La Colletta, Arenzano, Italy.
• ⁴ Allergy and Immunology, AO Mauriziano Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
• ⁵ Azienda Ospedale-Università Città della Salute e della Scienza, S.C. Pneumologia, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
• ⁶ Asthma Center and Allergy Unit, Verona University and General Hospital, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
• ⁷ Personalized Medicine Clinic Asthma and Allergy, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.
• ⁸ Allergy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli, IRCSS, Rome, Italy.
• ⁹ Department of Pneumology, Monaldi Hospital, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
• ¹⁰ Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
• ¹¹ Departmental Unit of Allergology & Respiratory Diseases, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy.
• ¹² Pneumology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Azienda Ospedaliera di Reggio Emilia, Italy.
• ¹³ Division of Pneumology, S.Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Italy.