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. 2019 Aug 29;9:12562. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-48840-8

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Serum antibody titers to viral antigens, as measured by ELISA, depend on the virus entry receptor and whether the patient has endometriosis. In endometriosis group (E) the titers are rarely increased against viruses binding to heparan sulfate (HPV16, HSV1, CMV), whereas in Endometriosis-free (N) group the titers are higher (* - q < 0.05). Titers against viruses binding sialic acid receptors (Echovirus and Bocavirus) are not significantly different between the groups. (A) HPV16-E6, p = 0.0064, FDRq = 0.0346; (B) HPV155-L1, p = 0.0012, FDRq = 0.0270; (C) HPV19-L1, p = 0.0096, FDRq = 0.0346; (D) HSV1, p = 0.01, FDRq = 0.0346; (E) CMV (HHV5), p = 0.018, FDRq = 0.0436; (F) VZV, p = 0.08, FDRq = 0.0685; (G) human polyomavirus 7 (HPyV7), p = 0.013, FDRq = 0.0388; (H) Echovirus VP1, p = 0.64, FDRq = 0.3697; and (I) Human bocavirus (HBoV) VP1, p = 0.94, FDRq = 0.4867 (Student’s two-tailed t-test, E (n = 9) vs. N (n = 16)).