in contrast , alcian blue ( ab ) stains showed diffuse acid mucins in 3 of 21 biopsies of the hhp from patients with cle and in 10 of 13 corresponding biopsies from controls , demonstrating that goblet cell metaplasia clearly distinguishes biopsies of cle from the hhp ( p less than 0.01 ) , whereas small amounts of diffuse acid mucin on ab stains do not .
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cle
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metaplasia