Connective tissue disorder
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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 Syndromes, Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, pseudoxanthoma elasticum, and more.
Autoimmune connective tissue disorders
Autoimmune connective tissue disorders include lupus, scleroderma, mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), rheumatoid arthritis, etc.
Cancers
Connective tissue cancers include types of soft tissue sarcoma. [1]
See also
Learn more
- Cleveland Clinic's Connective Tissue Diseases page
- 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
- ↑ "Connective Tissue Disorders". medlineplus.gov. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
