The disease, which occurs when the body lacks the ability to produce a specific type of collagen, is so rare that few treatments exist.

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Patients are at higher risk for Type 1 diabetes, mellitus, collagen vascular diseases, autoimmune thyroid disease.

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Specifically, she used antibodies to a particular type of the protein, known as collagen I, that had been extracted from chickens.

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An alternative type of laryngoplasty involves injection of purified fats, Gelfoam, collagen or alloderm tissues such as Cymetra which may be performed in a clinic setting under local anesthesia or occasionally under general anesthesia.

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In it, he uses eye drops made of a special riboflavin (a type of vitamin B) formulation and a very weak ultraviolet light to strengthen the collagen fibers in the eye.

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