MMP1 and neurofibroma: The proportions of MMP1-positive stromal cells were 6.2 ± 1.4% (mean ± standard error), 3.4 ± 1.3%, and 0.3 ± 0.1% in normal control skin, perilesional area of neurofibromas, and lesional area of neurofibromas, respectively (Fig. 1n).