did not reach statistical significancep = 0.0536
Viral DNA load showed positive correlations with E5a and L2 mRNA levels ( E5a , r = 0.507, p = 0.0267; L2 , r = 0.542, p = 0.0165), and also tended to show positive correlations with E1 and L1 mRNA levels, although these relationships did not reach statistical significance ( E1 , r = 0.449, p = 0.0536; L1 , r = 0.436, p = 0.0619).