About the Authors

Vivian Lobo

Affiliation Department of Gamete Immunobiology, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (ICMR), Mumbai, 400012, India

Parimala Rao

Affiliation Department of Gamete Immunobiology, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (ICMR), Mumbai, 400012, India

Rahul Gajbhiye

Affiliation Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (ICMR), Mumbai, 400012, India

Vijay Kulkarni

Affiliation Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (ICMR), Mumbai, 400012, India

Priyanka Parte

partep@nirrh.res.in; priyankaparte@rediffmail.com

Affiliation Department of Gamete Immunobiology, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (ICMR), Mumbai, 400012, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PP VL PR. Performed the experiments: VL PP PR. Analyzed the data: PP VL PR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PP RG VK. Wrote the paper: VL PP PR. Screening and recruitment of participants: RG VK.