Collagen types and location

Collagen types and their primary locations in the body: 
 

Type of collagen

Location

Type 1

(Most abundant &

widely distributed)

Non cartilagenous

connective tissue:

1. Bone

2. Tendon

3. Ligament

4. Cornea

5. Skin

Type 2

1. Cartilage

2. Vitreous humor of eye

Type 3

Extensible connective

tissue:

1. Lung

2. Blood vessels

3. Skin

Type 4

Basement membrane

Type 5

Often with tissue containing

Type I collagen

Type 6

Muscle

Type 7

Dermal epidermal junction

 

Feature

Collagen

Alport syndrome

Type IV collagen

(Alpha-5 chain)

Goodpasture syndrome

Type IV collagen

(Alpha-3 chain)

Osteogenesis imperfecta

(Brittle bone disease)

Type I collagen

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