About the Authors
- Arjunan Subramanian
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
- Chui-Yee Fong
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
- Arijit Biswas
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
- Ariff Bongso
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* E-mail: obgbongs@nus.edu.sg
Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: A. Bongso CYF. Performed the experiments: AS. Analyzed the data: AS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: A. Bongso CYF A. Biswas. Wrote the paper: A. Bongso CYF AS. Obtained written informed patient consent and ethical approval from the Institutional Domain Specific Review Board (DSRB), Ministry of Health, Singapore for the use of human umbilical cords and also provided clinical and scientific input: A. Biswas. Obtained grant support: A. Bongso CYF.