HEPHL1 and bacterial vaginosis: Gliomedin (GLDN), cysteine and serine rich nuclear protein 3 (CSRNP3), 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B (HTR2B), potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily M regulatory beta subunit 1 (KCNMB1), collagen type VIII alpha 1 chain (COL8A1), aggrecan (ACAN), contactin 1 (CNTN1), hephaestin like 1 (HEPHL1), keratin 80 (KRT80), and synaptotagmin 13 (SYT13) were identified as DEGs specifically in BV.