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

Table 2.

PCR-detected expression of P. gingivalis in normal esophagus mucosa, cancerous and adjacent tissues of ESCC

Factors Positive (%) Negative (%) p value
ESCC samples (n = 100) 71 (71) 29 (29) <0.0001
Adjacent normal tissue (n = 100) 12 (12) 88 (88)
Normal esophageal mucosa (n = 30) 1 (3.3) 29 (96.7)