A systems biology examination of the human female genital tract shows 1 compartmentalization of immune
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A systems biology examination of the human female genital tract shows 1 compartmentalization of immune factor expression 2 3 Adam Burgener, Annelie Tjernlund, Tove Kaldensjo, Max Abou, Stuart McCorrister, 4 Garrett R. Westmacott, Kenzie Mogk, Emma Ambrose, *Kristina Broliden, *Blake 5 Ball 6 7 University of Manitoba, Department of Medical Microbiology, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 8 Proteomics Group, National Laboratory for HIV Immunology, Public Health Agency of 9 Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 10 Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, L8:01, 11 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden 12 National Laboratory for HIV Immunology, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, 13 Manitoba, Canada 14 Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, National Microbiology Lab, Public Health Agency of Canada, 15 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 16 University of Nairobi, Department of Medical Microbiology, Nairobi, Kenya 17
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A systems biology examination of the human female genital tract shows compartmentalization of immune factor expression.
Many mucosal factors in the female genital tract (FGT) have been associated with HIV susceptibility, but little is known about their anatomical distribution in the FGT compartments. This study comprehensively characterized global immune factor expression in different tissue sites of the lower and upper FGT by using a systems biology approach. Tissue sections from the ectocervix, endocervix, and...
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