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Table 3 Comparison between RB1 / CDH1 methylation and HPV/EBV infection, reporting the percentages of methylated cases among HPV/EBV positive cases

From: Association between human papillomavirus and Epstein - Barr virus DNA and gene promoter methylation of RB1 and CDH1 in the cervical lesions: a transversal study

Control/Lesion Type

Methylation Status

RB1

CDH1

HPV+, n (%)*

EBV+, n (%)

HPV and EBV+, n (%)

HPV and EBV-, n (%)

HPV+, n (%)

EBV+, n (%)**

HPV and EBV+, n (%)

HPV and EBV-, n (%)

Control (n = 15)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (20.0)

1 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (20.0)

LSIL (n = 17)

1 (9.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (15.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

HSIL (n = 15)

4 (50.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (50.0)

2 (28.6)

2 (50.0)

0 (0.0)

Cancer (n = 18)

7 (50.0)

7 (63.6)

6 (60.0)

1 (33.3)

4 (28.6)

5 (45.5)

4 (40.0)

1 (33.3)

Total (n = 65)

12 (32.4)

7 (17.9)

6 (25.0)

2 (15.3)

9 (24.3)

9 (23.1)

6 (25.0)

2 (15.3)

  1. * p= 0.0421 (LSIL versus Cancer).
  2. ** p= 0.1819 (LSIL versus Cancer).
  3. +, presence; -, absence; LSIL, low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions; HSIL, high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions.