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According to the National Institute of Health, there are over 200 connective tissue disorders (CTD), and the umbrella term can be divided into three categories: * genetic * autoimmune * cancers ==== Genetic connective tissue disorders ==== Genetic connective tissue disorders include the [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome|Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes]], Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, pseudoxanthoma elasticum, and more. ==== Autoimmune connective tissue disorders ==== [[Autoimmune disease|Autoimmune]] connective tissue disorders include [[Systemic lupus erythematosus|lupus,]] scleroderma, mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), [[rheumatoid arthritis]], etc. ==== Cancers ==== Connective tissue cancers include types of soft tissue sarcoma. <ref>{{Cite web | url = https://medlineplus.gov/connectivetissuedisorders.html | title = Connective Tissue Disorders | website = medlineplus.gov|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref> ==See also== [[Autoimmune disease]] [[Cancer]] ==Learn more== *[https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14803-connective-tissue-diseases Cleveland Clinic's Connective Tissue Diseases page] *[https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/diseases-by-category/27/connective-tissue-diseases Connective tissue diseases page of the Genetic and Rare Diseases at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institute of Health] ==References== {{reflist}} <!-- Suggested categories: Only keep those that are applicable! --> [[Category:Disease]] [[Category:Potential comorbidities]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Connective Tissue Disorders}} __FORCETOC__
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