Table 2

Nucleolar organiser region (AgNOR) counts (number and area) in gastric crypt sections of patients with gastritis with and without Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer

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  • A mean number of five well oriented crypts was examined for each patient. Results are expressed as mean (SD) of positive cells.

  • p Value was calculated using the Mann-Whitney U test. Gastric cancer values (total rate) are reported but they were not considered in the statistical evaluation.