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Heritable Diseases of Collagen

New England Journal of Medicine, 1984
FOR several decades it has been apparent that many diseases directly or indirectly involve collagen, the tough fibrous material that is the most abundant protein in the body and the major constitue...
D J Prockop   +2 more
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The Potential of Collagen Treatment for Comorbid Diseases

open access: yesPolymers, 2023
Collagen, the most abundant protein in our bodies, plays a crucial role in maintaining the structural integrity of various tissues and organs. Beyond its involvement in skin elasticity and joint health, emerging research suggests that collagen may ...
Hsiuying Wang, Wang Hsiuying
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Collagen Diseases and the Biosynthesis of Collagen

Hospital Practice, 1977
Increasing knowledge concerning the molecular structure of collagen and the steps involved in its biosynthesis provides the basis for a new look at the collagen diseases. Some, like the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, are now known to be the expression of primary molecular defects; others, such as scurvy and scleroderma, appear to be secondary to some process ...
D J, Prockop, N A, Guzman
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Collagen Vascular Disease

Dermatologic Clinics, 1992
The iatrogenic L-tryptophan-induced eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, often considered to be a "new" disease, has proven to be a remarkable mimic of the classic sclerosing rheumatologic disorders. Although subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus remains a clinically defined entity, supportive histologic and immunopathologic findings have recently been ...
J D, DeSpain, R W, Swinfard
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Collagen diseases

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, 1985
Dermatomyositis and variants of lupus erythematosus share histopathologic features which include liquefaction degeneration of the epidermal basal zone, melanin pigment incontinence, and the presence of colloid bodies. The pattern of epidermal changes and dermal inflammation help establish the correct diagnosis.
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Haemorrhoids – a collagen disease?

Colorectal Disease, 2010
AbstractObjective  The cause of haemorrhoidal disease is unknown, epidemiological data and histopathological findings support the hypothesis that reduced connective tissue stability is associated with the incidence of haemorrhoids. Therefore the aim of this study was to analyse the quantity and quality of collagen formation in the corpus cavernosum ...
S, Willis   +4 more
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COLLAGEN VASCULAR DISEASES

Medical Clinics of North America, 1998
Collagen vascular diseases are multisystem disorders that frequently affect the skin. At times, cutaneous disease is the initial manifestation. This article focuses on lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, and sclerodermoid syndromes.
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Myopia: A collagen disease?

Medical Hypotheses, 2009
Myopia is an increasingly important public health problem in the world. Even though previous studies have strongly implicated a role of certain environmental factors such as visual near-work in myopia development, the pathogenesis of this disease still remains unclear.
Yin, Yang   +4 more
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