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About the Authors
- Alberto Liñán
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Contributed equally to this work with: Alberto Liñán, Barbara Lawrenz
Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft
Affiliation IVF Laboratory, IVIRMA Middle-East Fertility Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Barbara Lawrenz
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Contributed equally to this work with: Alberto Liñán, Barbara Lawrenz
Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft
* E-mail: barbara.lawrenz@ivirma.com
Affiliations IVF department, IVIRMA Middle East Fertility Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Obstetrical Department, Women´s University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
- Ibrahim El Khatib
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Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology
Affiliation IVF Laboratory, IVIRMA Middle-East Fertility Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Asina Bayram
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Roles Investigation
Affiliation IVF Laboratory, IVIRMA Middle-East Fertility Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Ana Arnanz
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Roles Investigation
Affiliation IVF Laboratory, IVIRMA Middle-East Fertility Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Carmen Rubio
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Roles Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Igenomix, Valencia, Spain
- Rupali Chopra
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Roles Methodology
Affiliation Igenomix, Dubai, UAE
- Human M. Fatemi
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Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Obstetrical Department, Women´s University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. This study was supported by Igenomix, the employer of Carmen Rubio and Rupali Chopra. Both co-authors participated in the design and in the blinded analysis of the samples, however the final data collection and statistical analysis of the results, as well as the decision to publish was taken by A.L., B.L and H.F. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.