Table 2 of
Gilliland, Mol Vis 2001;
7:120-130.Table 2 of
Gilliland, Mol Vis 2001;
7:120-130.
Table 2. Comparison of the frequency of MLBs
Greater than 1 mm2 of fetal and embryonic nuclear regions were searched in each of 5 normal and 5 cataractous nuclei. A total of 83 MLBs in the cataracts, but only 8 in the normal lenses, were observed in about 8 mm2 of histological sections examined from each type of specimen. Comparing the MLBs per unit area examined, the cataracts exhibited 10.4 MLBs/mm2, whereas the normal lenses showed only 1.4 MLBs/mm2. The Mann-Whitney statistical test for small n supports the trend that the cataracts have more MLBs than the normals (p=0.016).
Normal lenses
Age (years) MLBs Area (mm2) MLBs/mm2
----------- ---- ---------- --------
50 0 1.74 0.0
59 6 1.03 5.8
65 1 1.52 0.7
66 1 1.60 0.6
71 0 2.00 0.0
Total 8 7.89
Average 1.4
Cataractous lenses
Age (years) MLBs Area (mm2) MLBs/mm2
----------- ---- ---------- --------
72 31 1.48 20.9
75 6 1.33 4.5
81 16 1.63 9.8
85(a) 9 1.36 6.6
85(b) 21 2.02 10.4
Total 83 7.82
Average 10.4
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