Table 2.
Frequency of Autoantibody Responses to Two Representative Proteins HSP70 and HMGB1 in ELISA
autoantibodies to |
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serum samples | number of sera tested | HSP70 number of positive sera (%)a | HMGB1 number of positive sera (%) |
ESCC | 69 | 27 (39.1)* | 5 (7.2) |
normal controls | 76 | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.3) |
Cutoff value, mean +3SD of 76 normal controls.
p-values relative to normal controls, p < 0.01.