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Table 2 Methylation densities among smoking groups

From: Gene promoter methylation assayed in exhaled breath, with differences in smokers and lung cancer patients

 

Methylation density (SD)

 

Subjects (n)

DAPK

RASSF1A*

PAX5β

Pooled

Never smoker (8)

0.365(0.248)

0.184(0.0526)

0.132 (0.246)

0.240(0.168)

Current smoker (19)

0.294(0.198)

0.232(0.19675)

0.296 (0.328)

0.251 (0.153)

Former smoker (9)

0.377(0.211)

0.474(0.149)

0.244 (0.248)

0.374 (0.220)

  1. *p = 0.02854 (Former vs Never: p = 0.019; Former vs Current: p = 0.031)
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Respiratory Research

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