About the Authors

Kathleen F. Brookfield

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Michael C. Cheung

Affiliation DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Relin Yang

Affiliation DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Margaret M. Byrne

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Leonidas G. Koniaris

lkoniaris@med.miami.edu

Affiliation DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KB MC LGK. Performed the experiments: KB MC MB. Analyzed the data: KB MC RY MB LGK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KB MC RY MB. Wrote the paper: KB MC RY MB LGK. Assisted in revisions: MC. Involved with editing manuscript: RY.