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Connective tissue disorders

Connective tissue disorders: Introduction

Connective tissue disorders: family of more than 200 disorders that affect connective tissues. These disorders result from alterations (mutations) in genes responsible for building ... more about Connective tissue disorders.

Connective tissue disorders: Any condition affecting connective tissues. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Connective tissue disorders is available below.

Symptoms of Connective tissue disorders

• Exact symptoms depend on subtype of disease
• Bone growth problems
• Bones too long
• Bones too short
• Joint looseness
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 13 symptoms of Connective tissue disorders

Wrongly Diagnosed with Connective tissue disorders?

• Misdiagnosis of Connective tissue disorders
• Hidden causes of Connective tissue disorders (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Connective tissue disorders: Related Patient Stories

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• mulitple symptoms and doctors can't find a connection
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• A less connected testicle?
• undiagnosed connective tissue disease? or something else
• Attion Genetic Doctors undiagnosis of connective tissue syndrome
• i passed tissue during what i think to be my period
• Can you connect these symptoms???
• White tissue during period?
• connection between memory loss and stroke
• Passing tissue Please help??! :(
• scar tissue on macula
• several congential abnormalities:connected?
• What Is The Connection?
• Connection with Hypothyroid and Low WBC?
• cyst removal tissue scar or reaccurrance??
• Scar tissue to blame?
• ibs and raynaud's, is there a connection

Connective tissue disorders: Deaths

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Types of Connective tissue disorders

• Scleroderma
• SLE
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Sjögren's syndrome
• Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue
• more types...»

See full list of 187 Types of Connective tissue disorders

Causes of Connective tissue disorders

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More information about causes of Connective tissue disorders:

• Connective tissue disorders as a complication caused by other conditions
• Connective tissue disorders as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Connective tissue disorders

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Connective tissue disorders:

• Red/erythema skin discoloration
• Erythroderma
• Bifid uvula
• Lymphadenopathy
• Muscle weakness
• Paresthesias
• more related diseases...»

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Connective tissue disorders

Medical research articles related to Connective tissue disorders include:

• Surgical repair of vaginal wall prolapse using mesh
• What investigations are warranted in a person with raised ESR and CRP?
• What contraceptive would be sutiable for someone who has a past history of undifferentiated connective tissue disorder with a negative lupus anticoagulant and takes hydroxychloroquine who is currently in remission?
• Endovascular neurointerventional procedures
• Mitral Regurgitation
• Intrapartum care: management and delivery of care to women in labour
• Rotigotine
• more research...»

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Research about Connective tissue disorders

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Clinical Trials for Connective tissue disorders

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Connective tissue disorders include:

• Study of Silicone-Associated Connective Tissue Diseases - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Study of Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Absorption of Corticosteroids in Children With Juvenile Dermatomyositis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Methylprednisolone,Prednisolone
• Oral Type I Collagen for Relieving Scleroderma - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Bovine type I collagen
• Time To Efficacy and Onset Of Action Of Linezolid - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - linezolid
• more trials...»

See full list of 2816 Clinical Trials for Connective tissue disorders

Statistics for Connective tissue disorders

• Medical statistics for Connective tissue disorders
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Connective tissue disorders
• Death and Mortality statistics for Connective tissue disorders
• Society statistics for Connective tissue disorders

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Article Excerpts about Connective tissue disorders

family of more than 200 disorders that affect connective tissues. These disorders result from alterations (mutations) in genes responsible for building tissues. Alterations in these genes may change the structure and development of skin, bones, joints, heart, blood vessels, lungs, eyes, and ears. Some mutations also change how these tissues work. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers about Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue: NIAMS)

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