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Table 2 Comparison of sensitivity and specificity of DAPK and combination of ITGA9 and P16 (where either or both of them were methylated) on NPC samples (n = 44) and non-cancerous controls (n = 18) from Morocco

From: Detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Morocco (North Africa) using a multiplex methylation-specific PCR biomarker assay

Marker gene

Sensitivity

Specificity

M-DAPK

25 % (11/44)

72 % (13/18)

M-ITGA9/M-P16

70 % (31/44)

100 % (18/18)