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The classical cadherins are a gene family of integral membrane glycoproteins that mediate calcium\u2010dependent cell\u2013cell adhesion in a homophilic manner. These cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) have been shown to play pivotal roles in tumorigenesis. Catenins are intracellular proteins that link the cytoplasmic domains of the cadherins to the cytoskeletons to promote the biological functions of these CAMs. In this study, we compared the expression of E\u2010, N\u2010, and P\u2010cadherins and \u03b1\u2010, \u03b2\u2010, and \u03b3\u2010catenins in the uterine leiomyomas and the counterparts of normal myometrium of the same patients by using semiquantitative reverse transcription\u2010polymerase chain reaction (RT\u2010PCR) and Western blot analysis. 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