Figure 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Participants by Group
| Gastric Cancer | Cholecystectomy | Control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Age | 65,2 ± 10,1 | 60,5 ± 9,2 | 59,9 ± 13,5 | |
| Gender | Female n (%) | 16 (%50) | 22 (%64) | 23 (%67) |
| Male n (%) | 16 (%50) | 12 (%36) | 11 (%33) | |
Comparison of H_ pylori Infection and Intestinal Metaplasia Across Study Groups
| Groups | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (n=34) | Cholecystectomy (CK) (n=34) | Gastric Cancer (CA) (CA) (n=32) | ||
| H.pylori | ||||
| Negative | 15 (%44,1) | 17 (%50,0) | 13 (%40,6) | 0,740 |
| Positive | 19 (%55,9) | 17 (%50,0) | 19 (%59,4) | |
| Intestinal Metaplasia | ||||
| Negative | 20 (%58,8) | 26 (%76,5) | - | 0,120 |
| Positive | 14 (%41,2) | 8 (%23,5) | ||
Specific Primer Sequences Used for mRNA Expression Analysis of c-MYC, hTERT, and β-Actin (5′→3′)
| ACTB | |
| Primer sets | ACCAGGGCGTGATGGT (Forward) |
| c-MYC | |
| Primer sets | CCTGGTGCTCCATGAGG (Forward) |
| hTERT | |
| Primer sets | GCCGATTGTGAACATGGAC (Forward) |