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Dictionary » S » Scurvy Scurvyscurvy disease caused by vitamin C deficiency. The effects are due to a failure of the hydroxylation of proline residues in collagen synthesis and the consequent failure of fibroblasts to produce mature collagen. See: hydroxyproline.
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