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The Collagen VIII alpha 1 gene encodes one of the two alpha chains of type VIII collagen. The gene product is a short chain collagen and amajor component of the basement membrane of the corneal endothelium. The type VIII collagen fibril can be either ahomo- or a heterotrimer.