About the Authors

Paul H. van der Horst

p.vanderhorst@erasmusmc.nl

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

Yongyi Wang

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

Ingrid Vandenput

Affiliation Division Gynecologic Oncology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Liesbeth C. Kühne

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

Patricia C. Ewing

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Wilfred F. J. van IJcken

Affiliation Department of Biomics, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Marten van der Zee

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

Frederic Amant

Affiliation Division Gynecologic Oncology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Curt W. Burger

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

Leen J. Blok

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PHvd LJB WFJvIJ MvdZ FA CWB. Performed the experiments: PHvd IV YW LCK WFJvIJ. Analyzed the data: PHvd PCE. Wrote the paper: PHvd LJB. Commented on the manuscript with important intellectual contributions: WFJvIJ MvdZ FA CWB.