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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 — Pathol. any of a group of diseases, as systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis, scleroderma, and rheumatoid arthritis, involving inflammation or degeneration of connective tissue and accompanied by deposition of fibrinous material. Also… … Universalium
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
