Searching for lower female genital tract soluble and cellular biomarkers: defining levels and predictors in a cohort of healthy Caucasian women.

BACKGROUND: High concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines have been previously observed in the genital fluids of women enrolled in microbicide trials and may explain observed increased HIV transmission in some of these trials. Although the longitudinal nature of these studies allows within-subje...

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Main Authors: Jordan K Kyongo, Vicky Jespers, Odin Goovaerts, Johan Michiels, Joris Menten, Raina N Fichorova, Tania Crucitti, Guido Vanham, Kevin K Ariën
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3432048?pdf=render