Research Article

Overhydroxylation of Lysine of Collagen Increases Uterine Fibroids Proliferation: Roles of Lysyl Hydroxylases, Lysyl Oxidases, and Matrix Metalloproteinases

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population.

Patient #AgeFibroid size (mm)Location

(1)352.4 × 3.2 × 2.5 = 16.8Intramural
(2)373.4 × 4.2 × 4.5 = 64.3Intramural
(3)353.5 × 2.9 × 3.2 = 32.5Submucosal
(4)373.5 × 4.5 × 3.7 = 58.3Intramural
(5)423.2 × 2.3 × 2.4 = 17.7Submucosal
(6)392.1 × 3.3 × 2.6 = 18.01Submucosal
(7)371.5 × 3.2 × 2.4 = 11.52Intramural
(8)372.2 × 3.3 × 1.6 = 11.2Intramural
(9)383.2 × 2.1 × 3.3 = 22.2Submucosal
(10)442.5 × 2.9 × 3.1 = 22.5Intramural
(11)426.8 × 8.3 × 6.9 = 389Subserosal
(12)393.2 × 4.3 × 2.5 = 34.4Intramural
(13)352.3 × 3.9 × 3.1 = 27.9Intramural
(14)385.7 × 6.9 × 4.8 = 189Intramural
(15)365.5 × 4 × 5 = 110Submucosal
(16)376.7 × 4.8 × 7.9 = 254Subserosal
(17)426.5 × 5.4 × 4.3 = 981Intramural
(18)443.4 × 3.6 × 2.1 = 25.7Subserosal
(19)356.3 × 5.8 × 4.9 = 179.1Intramural
(20)382.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 = 33.4Subserosal