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Collagen, type II, alpha 1
Collagen, type II, alpha 1 (primary osteoarthritis, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, congenital), also known as COL2A1, is a human gene that provides instructions for the production of the pro-alpha1(II) chain of type II collagen.
Function.
This gene encodes the alpha-1 chain of type II collagen, a fibrillar collagen found in cartilage and the vitreous humor of the eye. Mutations in this gene are associated with achondrogenesis, chondrodysplasia, early onset familial osteoarthritis, SED congenita,
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- Collagen, type I, alpha 1
- Collagen, type II, alpha 1
- Collagen, type III, alpha 1
- Collagen, type IV, alpha 1
- Collagen, type V, alpha 1
- Collagen, type VI, alpha 1
- Collagen, type VII, alpha 1
- Collagen, type VIII, alpha 1
- Collagen, type IX, alpha 1
- Collagen, type X, alpha 1
And many further types of alpha collagen are