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. 2025;26(6):2239–2245. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2025.26.6.2239

Table 2.

Methylation of Multiple Genes in NPC and Normal Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples

DAPK p14 INK4α p15 INK4α p16 INK4α
NPC biopsy samples (n = 70) M (n, %) 53 (75.71) 61 (87.14) 37 (52.86) 55 (78.57)
U (n, %) 17 (24.29) 9(12.86) 33 (47.14) 15 (21.43)
Normal swab samples (n = 60) M (n, %) 15 (25.00) 15 (25.00) 0 (0.00) 13 (21.67)
U (n, %) 45 (75.00) 45 (75.00) 60 (100.00) 47 (78.33)
p < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001

M, Hypermethylation; U, Unmethylation