About the Authors

Xiumei Zhen

Affiliations Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China, Genetic Diagnosis Lab Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States of America

Bailin Wu

Affiliation Genetic Diagnosis Lab Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States of America

Jian Wang

Affiliations Genetic Diagnosis Lab Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States of America, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, China

Cuiling Lu

Affiliation Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China

Huafang Gao

2548621608@qq.com (HG); jie.qiao@263.net (JQ)

Affiliations Genetic Diagnosis Lab Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States of America, Human Genetic Resource Center, National Research Institute for Health and Family Planning, Beijing, 100081, China

Jie Qiao

2548621608@qq.com (HG); jie.qiao@263.net (JQ)

Affiliation Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: XZ JQ BW HG. Performed the experiments: XZ HG. Analyzed the data: XZ HG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: XZ JQ BW HG. Wrote the paper: XZ HG. Revised the manuscript: JQ BW. Read the manuscript and approved the submission of it: XZ BW JQ HG. Agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved: XZ BW JW CL HG JQ.