About the Authors

Gilbert G. G. Donders

Gilbert.Donders@femicare.net

Affiliations Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Heilig Hart Regional Hospital, Tienen, Belgium, Department Clinical Research for Women, Tienen, Belgium

Christophe E. Depuydt

Affiliation Laboratory for Molecular and Clinical Pathology (RIATOL), AML Laboratory Sonic Healthcare Benelux, Antwerp, Belgium

John-Paul Bogers

Affiliation Laboratory for Molecular and Clinical Pathology (RIATOL), AML Laboratory Sonic Healthcare Benelux, Antwerp, Belgium

Annie J. Vereecken

Affiliation Laboratory for Molecular and Clinical Pathology (RIATOL), AML Laboratory Sonic Healthcare Benelux, Antwerp, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GD CD. Performed the experiments: CD AV. Analyzed the data: GD JPB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AV. Wrote the manuscript: GD CD JPB AV.