Is CP Invariance Violation Indicated by Neutrino Oscillations?

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On page 3 of the following pdf:
http://pdg.lbl.gov/2005/reviews/numixrpp.pdf

the paragraph after equation 13.12, there's a line that says:
"Thus, if U is not real, the neutrino... When CPT holds, any difference between these probabilities indicates a violation of CP invariance."

I don't understand how it should be a violation of CP invariance, and not CPT invariance that is violated.
 
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It's correct, but confusing. When the author writes "any difference between these probabilities", by "these probabilities" he refers to the probabilities calculated in equation (13.8), not the probabilities calculated in (13.12).