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Diagnosis by EBV DNA load versus other two molecular markers
| COV | NPC patients | Controls | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positivity | Negativity | Data lost | Positivity | Negativity | Data lost | ||
| EBV DNA load in NP brushing samples | 225/ng | 124 (96%) | 5 (4%) | 0 | 4 (3%) | 112 (97%) | 0 |
| EBV DNA load in plasma | 1000/mL | 76 (76%) | 24 (24%) | 29 | 3 (13%) | 20 (87%) | 93 |
| VCA-IgA | 1:80 | 110 (89%) | 14 (11%) | 5 | 25 (23%) | 84 (77%) | 7 |
COV, cut-off value; EBV, Epstein–Barr virus; NP, nasopharyngeal; NPC, non-nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
