Increased Avidity of the Sambucus nigra Lectin-Reactive Antibodies to the Thomsen-Friedenreich Antigen as a Potential Biomarker for Gastric Cancer

Table 1

Characteristics of the subjects tested.

Group		Males	Females	Median age (range)
Donors	34	9	25	63 (24–73)
Benign group	15	9	6	62 (27–72)
Gastric cancer	104	59	45	66 (28–80)

Nonmalignant chronic gastric diseases: peptic ulcer disease (); chronic gastritis ().