About the Authors

Barbro N. Melgert

Contributed equally to this work with: Barbro N. Melgert, Floor Spaans

Affiliations Division of Medical Biology, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Department of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Targeting, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Floor Spaans

Contributed equally to this work with: Barbro N. Melgert, Floor Spaans

f.spaans@umcg.nl

Affiliation Division of Medical Biology, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Theo Borghuis

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Pieter A. Klok

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Bart Groen

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Annemarie Bolt

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Paul de Vos

Affiliation Division of Medical Biology, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Maria G. van Pampus

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Tsz Y. Wong

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Harry van Goor

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Winston W. Bakker

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Marijke M. Faas

Affiliation Division of Medical Biology, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BNM FS PdV MGvP HvG WWB MMF. Performed the experiments: BNM FS TB PAK BG AB TYW. Analyzed the data: BNM FS MMF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TB MMF WWB. Wrote the paper: BNM FS MMF.