About the Authors

Stella Koutros

KoutrosS@mail.nih.gov

Affiliation Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Sonja I. Berndt

Affiliation Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Kathryn Hughes Barry

Affiliation Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Gabriella Andreotti

Affiliation Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Jane A. Hoppin

Affiliation Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Dale P. Sandler

Affiliation Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Meredith Yeager

Affiliation Core Genotyping Facility, Advance Technology Program, National Cancer Institute – Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Laurie A. Burdett

Affiliation Core Genotyping Facility, Advance Technology Program, National Cancer Institute – Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Jeffrey Yuenger

Affiliation Core Genotyping Facility, Advance Technology Program, National Cancer Institute – Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Michael C. R. Alavanja

Affiliation Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Laura E. Beane Freeman

Affiliation Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SK SIB MCRA LEBF. Performed the experiments: SK MY LAB JY. Analyzed the data: SK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MY LAB JY. Wrote the paper: SK SIB KHB GA JAH DPS MCRA LEBF.