Table 5.

NA6 qPCR analysis of E2 and E6 copy numbers in cervical SCC samples.

Cervical SCC sample ID	E2 copies	E6 copies	Viral load level	Ratio of E2/E6
G30	2	1	Low	1.28
G1	0	2	Low	0.21
G31	0	4	Low	0.06*
n55	0	5	Low	0.01*
G19	12	10	Low	1.26
G12	35	35	Low	0.99
n12	44	42	Low	1.03
n10	73	48	Low	1.54
G26	461	297	Medium	1.55
G18	258	343	Medium	0.75
G6	467	423	Medium	1.10
G3	384	528	Medium	0.73
G9	0	691	Medium	0.00*
G11	954	2,481	High	0.38

HPV gene copy numbers are per diploid genome. E2/E6 ratio values were calculated from the qPCR readings for E2 and E6 and rounded to the nearest two decimal places. The only samples in which HPV16 physical state could be inferred with confidence are marked by asterisks in the right hand column.