NCIt definition : Human PLOD1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 1p36.22 and is approximately
41 kb in length. This allele, which encodes procollagen-lysine,2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenase
1 protein, is involved in lysine hydroxylation and crosslinking of collagen fibrils.
Mutations in the gene are associated with kyphoscoliotic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type
1 (type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome).;