The aim of this investigation is to compare the relative proportions of disaccharides of chondroitinase-digestible glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) among the different body sites in control human skin and in the skin lesions of patients with localized scleroderma.
Laboratório de Tecido Conjuntivo, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-590, Caixa Postal 68041, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.