About the Authors

Michael C. Allemand

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Brian A. Irving

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Yan W. Asmann

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Katherine A. Klaus

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Laura Tatpati

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Charles C. Coddington

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

K. Sreekumaran Nair

nair.sree@mayo.edu

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MCA BAI YWA KK LT CCC KSN. Performed the experiments: MCA BAI YWA KK LT CCC KSN. Analyzed the data: MCA BAI YWA KK LT CCC KSN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MCA BAI YWA KK LT CCC KSN. Wrote the paper: MCA BAI YWA LT KSN.