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. 2019 Apr 11;14(4):e0214867. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214867

Table 2. Association between ΔNp63 and ΔN/TAp63 expression ratio with cervical lesions.

ΔNp63 mRNA expression levels and ΔN/TAp63 expression ratio
ΔNp63-positive cases
n (%)
P-value Ratio-positive cases
n (%)
P-value
Normal (n = 40) 2 (5.0) Reference 2 (5.0) Reference
LSIL (n = 30)a 5 (16.7) 0.1298 9 (30.0) < 0.05
HSIL (n = 38)b 12 (31.6) < 0.01 12 (31.6) < 0.01
Cancer (n = 52) 23 (44.2) < 0.001 27 (52.0) < 0.001

a LSIL, low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions;

b HSIL, high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions.