Roberto Romero
Roberto Romero
1Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and, Detroit, MI, USA
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
3Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
1,2,3,✉,
Sonia S Hassan
Sonia S Hassan
1Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and, Detroit, MI, USA
4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
1,4,
Pawel Gajer
Pawel Gajer
5Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
6Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
5,6,
Adi L Tarca
Adi L Tarca
1Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and, Detroit, MI, USA
1,
Douglas W Fadrosh
Douglas W Fadrosh
5Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
5,
Lorraine Nikita
Lorraine Nikita
1Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and, Detroit, MI, USA
1,
Marisa Galuppi
Marisa Galuppi
1Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and, Detroit, MI, USA
4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
1,4,
Ronald F Lamont
Ronald F Lamont
1Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and, Detroit, MI, USA
7Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
8Division of Surgery, University College, Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research Campus, London, UK
1,7,8,
Piya Chaemsaithong
Piya Chaemsaithong
1Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and, Detroit, MI, USA
1,
Jezid Miranda
Jezid Miranda
1Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and, Detroit, MI, USA
1,
Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa
Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa
1Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and, Detroit, MI, USA
4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
1,4,
Jacques Ravel
Jacques Ravel
5Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
6Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
5,6,✉
1Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and, Detroit, MI, USA
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
3Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
5Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
6Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
7Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
8Division of Surgery, University College, Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research Campus, London, UK
Received 2014 Apr 3; Accepted 2014 Apr 3; Collection date 2014.
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