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Collagen disease — Classification and external resources MeSH D003095 Collagen disease is a term previously used to describe systemic autoimmune diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic sclerosis), but now is thought to be … Wikipedia
Collagen disease — A disease (autoimmune or otherwise) that attacks the collagen or other components of connective tissue, such as lupus. * * * collagen disease n CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE * * * an obsolete term for connective tissue disease. * * * any of a group… … Medical dictionary
collagen disease — noun : any of various diseases or abnormal states marked by changes in connective tissue presumably involving destruction of collagen (as rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, or scleroderma) * * * Pathol. any of a group of diseases, as systemic … Useful english dictionary
collagen disease — A term previously used to describe chronic diseases of the connective tissue (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic sclerosis), but now is thought to be more appropriate for diseases associated with defects in… … English dictionary of cancer terms
collagen disease — an obsolete term for connective tissue disease … The new mediacal dictionary
Collagen VI — is a form of collagen primarily associated with the extracellular matrix of skeletal muscle.[1] It is associated with the genes COL6A1, COL6A2, and COL6A3. Defects are associated with Bethlem myopathy and Ullrich congenital muscular… … Wikipedia
disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… … English dictionary for students
collagen disorder — any inborn error of metabolism involving abnormal structure or metabolism of collagen; the term includes Ehlers Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, cutis laxa, osteogenesis imperfecta, and epidermolysis bullosa. Collagen disorder is not to be… … Medical dictionary
Collagen, type XVII, alpha 1 — Identifiers Symbols COL17A1; BA16H23.2; BP180; BPAG2; FLJ60881; KIAA0204; LAD 1 External IDs … Wikipedia
Collagen XVII — Collagen XVII, previously called BP180, is a transmembrane protein which plays a critical role in maintaining the linkage between the intracellular and the extracellular structural elements involved in epidermal adhesion [Franzke, C. W., Bruckner … Wikipedia
