About the Authors

Margaret A. Adgent

Affiliation Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Gordon P. Flake

Affiliation Cellular and Molecular Pathology Branch, NIEHS, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

David M. Umbach

Affiliation Biostatistics Branch, NIEHS, NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Virginia A. Stallings

Affiliation Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Judy C. Bernbaum

Affiliation Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Walter J. Rogan

rogan@niehs.nih.gov

Affiliation Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIH, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: WJR JCB VAS. Analyzed the data: MAA DMU GPF. Wrote the manuscript: MAA WJR. Provided critical and technical revisions to manuscript: GPF DMU VAS JCB. Oversaw sample collection activities: VAS JCB. Provided final approval of manuscript: MAA GPF DMU VAS JCB WJR.