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COL1A2
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Collagen, type I, alpha 2, also known as COL1A2, is a human gene.
This gene encodes one of the chains for type I collagen, the fibrillar collagen found in most connective tissues. Mutations in this gene are associated with osteogenesis imperfecta, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, idiopathic osteoporosis, and atypical Marfan syndrome. Symptoms associated with mutations in this gene, however, tend to be less severe than mutations in the gene for alpha-1 type I collagen since alpha-2 is less abundant. Multiple messages for this gene result from multiple polyadenylation signals, a feature shared by most of the other collagen genes.[1]
Further reading
Further reading
- Byers PH, Wallis GA, Willing MC (1991). “Osteogenesis imperfecta: translation of mutation to phenotype”. J. Med. Genet. 28 (7): 433–42. PMID 1895312.
- Kuivaniemi H, Tromp G, Prockop DJ (1991). “Mutations in collagen genes: causes of rare and some common diseases in humans”. FASEB J. 5 (7): 2052–60. PMID 2010058.
- Kuivaniemi H, Tromp G, Prockop DJ (1997). “Mutations in fibrillar collagens (types I, II, III, and XI), fibril-associated collagen (type IX), and network-forming collagen (type X) cause a spectrum of diseases of bone, cartilage, and blood vessels”. Hum. Mutat. 9 (4): 300–15. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-1004(1997)9:4<300::AID-HUMU2>3.0.CO;2-9. PMID 9101290.
- Rossert J, Terraz C, Dupont S (2001). “Regulation of type I collagen genes expression”. Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 15 Suppl 6: 66–8. PMID 11143996.