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| Chronic HBV infection | Controls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Standard deviation | Mean | Standard deviation | |
| Number of telomeres per hepatocyte | 8.9 | 2.9 | 12.8 | 2.6 |
| Mean of mean telomere length (Cy5 intensity) | 166 * | 119 | 465 | 159 |
| Mean of maximum telomere lengths | 253 * | 183 | 721 | 229 |
| Telomere area | 8.9 * | 1.3 | 10.2 | 1.5 |
| Nuclear area in pixels (μm 2 ) | 4195 (48.5) | 524 | 4205 (48.6) | 496 |
* Values for patients with HBV differed significantly from controls (all p < 0.0001).
