Mutations of this biomolecule can cause such disorders as Ehlers-Danos syndrome, Alport syndrome, and osteogenesis imperfecta.
Mutations of this biomolecule can cause such disorders as Ehlers-Danos syndrome, Alport syndrome, and osteogenesis imperfecta. It is composed of three intertwined alpha helices, each of which contains a repetitive glycine sequence, and it contains two nonstandard amino acids, hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine. FTP, name this fibrous connective protein, which makes up 75% of human skin.
Mutations of this biomolecule can cause such disorders as Ehlers-Danos syndrome, Alport syndrome, and osteogenesis imperfecta.
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