The top 10 upregulated protein groups identified in no STI group included parathymosin (P20962), clathrin light chain B (P09497), 60S ribosomal protein L13a (P40429), a component of the gamma interferon-activated inhibitor of translation (GAIT), and an unreviewed bacterial glycosyl transferase family protein (M0GAG6). Here, PTMS is linked to sexually transmitted disease.