Table 2 E‐cadherin methylation in gastric mucosal specimens before and after Helicobacter pylori eradication.

	E‐cadherin methylated	E‐cadherin unmethylated
Before H pylori eradication	19	22
After H pylori eradication	7*	34

*E‐cadherin was previously methylated in four patients but unmethylated in three patients.