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Table 2 The prevalence of viral DNA and proteins in PC and BPH tissues

From: The differential presence of human polyomaviruses, JCPyV and BKPyV, in prostate cancer and benign prostate hypertrophy tissues

Viral targets

PC

N = 76 (100%)

BPH

N = 30 (100%)

p-value

DNA

27 (35.5%)

2 (6.7%)

0.003 *

LT

27 (35.5%)

0 (0%)

< 0.001*

VP1

29 (38.2%)

0 (0%)

< 0.001*

  1. The p-value was determined using Fisher’s exact test. Asterisks indicate p-values with statistical significance, and categorical variables are reported as numbers and percentages
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BMC Cancer

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