About the Authors

Geert A. A. Van Raemdonck

Affiliation Laboratory for Protein Science, Proteomics and Epigenetic Signaling (PPES) and Centre for Proteomics and Mass spectrometry (CeProMa), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Wiebren A. A. Tjalma

Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Gynaecologic Oncology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium

Edmond P. Coen

Affiliation Laboratory for Protein Science, Proteomics and Epigenetic Signaling (PPES) and Centre for Proteomics and Mass spectrometry (CeProMa), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Christophe E. Depuydt

Affiliation Department of Molecular Diagnostics, Algemeen Medisch Laboratorium bvba, Sonic Healthcare Benelux, Antwerpen, Belgium

Xaveer W. M. Van Ostade

xaveer.vanostade@uantwerpen.be

Affiliation Laboratory for Protein Science, Proteomics and Epigenetic Signaling (PPES) and Centre for Proteomics and Mass spectrometry (CeProMa), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Competing Interests

Christophe Depuydt declares that he is an employer of Sonic Healthcare Benelux, Emiel Vloorstraat 9, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium and that to the best of his knowledge, there is no conflicting interest, nor financial, professional or personnel, between his activities in Sonic Healthcare Benelux and this manuscript [PONE-D-14-13187] (“Identification of protein biomarkers for cervical cancer using human cervicovaginal fluid”). This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GVR WT CD XVO. Performed the experiments: GVR WT EC CD. Analyzed the data: GVR EC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WT CD XVO. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: GVR XVO.