PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 22297031-1 2012 PURPOSE: To evaluate a limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) diagnosis method based on the detection of the MUC5AC transcript by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in comparison with the standard diagnostic method based on goblet cell detection by periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-hematoxylin staining, using samples obtained from corneal epithelium impression cytology (IC). periodic acid-schiff 267-287 mucin 5AC, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming Homo sapiens 105-111