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. 2016 Jan 19;11:3. doi: 10.1186/s13027-016-0049-x

Table 1.

Presence of P. gingivalis and Lys-gingipain (Kgp) detected by specific antibodies in normal esophagus mucosa, cancerous and adjacent tissues of ESCC

Factors Pg positive cases (%) KGP positive cases (%)
ESCC samples (n = 100) 61 (61)* 66 (66)*
Adjacent normal tissues (n = 100) 12 (12)* 17 (17)*
Normal esophageal mucosa (n = 30) 0 (0)* 0 (0)*

*p < 0.01