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In [[medicine]] and [[rheumatology]], '''connective tissue diseases''' are "a heterogeneous group of disorders, some hereditary, others acquired, characterized by abnormal structure or function of one or more of the elements of connective tissue, i.e., [[collagen]], [[elastin]], or the [[mucopolysaccharide]]s."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
In [[medicine]] and [[rheumatology]], '''connective tissue diseases''' are "a heterogeneous group of disorders, some hereditary, others acquired, characterized by abnormal structure or function of one or more of the elements of connective tissue, i.e., [[collagen]], [[elastin]], or the [[mucopolysaccharide]]s."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>


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In medicine and rheumatology, connective tissue diseases are "a heterogeneous group of disorders, some hereditary, others acquired, characterized by abnormal structure or function of one or more of the elements of connective tissue, i.e., collagen, elastin, or the mucopolysaccharides."[1]

Classification

Autoimmune disease

Cartilage disease

Collagen disease

Diagnosis

Autoimmune disease

Connective tissue disease due to autoimmune disease may have detectable autoantibodies to autoantigens such as:

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