title: Lymphatics in health and disease: a new thematic series in vascular cell.
abstract: Vascular Cell is launching new series on lymphatics, a vascular system required for physiological fluid balance and immunity, and whose damage leads to edema.
authors.affiliation: Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY, 10032, USA. jkk9@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kitajewski
authors.forename: Carrie J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Shawber
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simons