Ovaj gen kodira alfa lanac za jedan od vlaknastih kolagena male količine. Vlaknaste molekule kolagena su trimeri koji se mogu sastojati od jedog ili više tipova alfa lanaca. Kolagen tipa V nalazi se u tkivima koja sadrže kolagen tipa I i izgleda da regulira sklapanje heterotipskih vlakana sastavljenih od kolagena tipa I i tipa V. Ovaj genski proizvod je usko povezan sa kolagenom tipa XI i moguće je da lanci kolagena tipova V i XI čine jedan tip kolagena sa kombinacijama lanaca specifičnih za tkivo. Mutacije u ovom genu povezane su sa Ehlers-Danlosovim sindromom, klasični tip, ranije poznatim kao tipovi I i II.[6]
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