The Distribution of Incomplete Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia (GIM) Subtype among Biopsy Sites according to the Updated Sydney System and Its Association with GIM Extension

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(a, b) Complete GIM subtype characterized by goblet cells stained blue or red by alcian blue (pH 2.5) and PAS stain, respectively, and the presence of absorptive nongoblet cells, magnification ×100. (c, d) The incomplete GIM subtype characterized by the presence of goblet cells and mucin-secreting columnar cells staining blue and red by alcian blue (pH 2.5) and PAS, respectively, magnification ×100.

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