Lucius said he was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which affects the connective tissue that stabilizes and supports the joints and organs in the body. He had dealt with joint injuries over ...

Heritable disorders of connective tissue are recognized in a small minority of patients with neurovascular diseases. In this report, we review the neurovascular manifestations of four heritable ...

Collagen is found in connective tissue, skin, tendons, bones, and cartilage. It provides structural support to tissues and plays important roles in cellular processes, including: tissue repair ...

Denmark Background Some maternal systemic connective tissue diseases (CTD) and their associated antibodies are linked with adverse fetal outcomes, including increased risk of congenital heart diseases ...

The extracellular matrices (ECMs) of connective tissues are crucial for normal development and tissue function, and mutations in ECM genes result in a wide range of serious inherited disorders.

Connective tissue is one of the most integral components of the human machine. Indeed, one could draw a line between any two points of the body via a path of connective tissue. This network is so ...

Background: Krebs von den Lungen 6 (KL-6) is a potential biomarker for determining the severity of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with connective tissue disease (CTD). Whether KL-6 levels ...

Tendon is a vital connective tissue in human skeletal muscle system, and tendon injury is very common and intractable in clinic. Tendon development and repair are two closely related but still not ...