Biochemical alterations of uterine leiomyoma extracellular matrix in type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Collagens and glycosaminoglycans were assessed in 6 leiomyomas from otherwise healthy (“control”) patients and 1 leiomyoma from a patient with type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The type IV Ehlers-Danlos leiomyoma contained less type III collagen and dermatan sulfate than control leiomyomas. This might...

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