Connective Tissue Disease

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Connective Tissue Disease

Various connective tissue conditions have been described, these can be both inherited and environmental:

Marfan Syndrome - a genetic disease causing abnormal Fibrillin .

Scurvy - caused by a dietary deficiency in Vitamin C , leading to abnormal Collagen .

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - a genetic disease causing progressive deterioration of collagens, with different EDS types affecting different sites in the body, such as joints, heart valves, organ walls, arterial walls, etc.

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bone disease) - caused by insufficient production of good quality collagen to produce healthy, strong bones.

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Merck Manual: Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders

Merck Manual: Inherited connective tissue disorders