81. Autoimmunity FAQS Appendix II: Glossary Of Diseases A simple look at the many common autoimmune diseases, with a basic In moresevere forms, connective tissue can build up in the kidneys, lungs, heart, http://womenshealth.about.com/library/bl_autoimmune12.htm

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82. THE MERCK MANUAL--SECOND HOME EDITION, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease In Ch. 68 autoimmune Disorders of connective tissue Mixed connective tissue disease isa term used by some experts to describe a collection of symptoms similar to http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec05/ch068/ch068f.html

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83. THE MERCK MANUAL--SECOND HOME EDITION, Sjögren's Syndrome In Ch. 68, Autoimmune autoimmune Disorders of connective tissue. Topics. Introduction· EosinophilicFasciitis· Mixed connective tissue Disease· Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis· http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec05/ch068/ch068d.html

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84. Caring Medical - Symptoms - Mixed Connective Tissue Disease mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is an autoimmune disease that Because mixed connective tissue disease is up to 15 times more common among http://www.caringmedical.com/conditions/Mixed_Connective_Tissue_Disease.htm

About Us About Caring Medical Find Us Directions From Chicago Airports ... Home Caring Medical 715 Lake Street, Suite 600 Oak Park, Illinois 60301 Phone 708.848.7763 Fax CONDITION: Mixed Connective Tissue Disease DESCRIPTION: First described in 1972, mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is an autoimmune disease that encompasses symptoms of three other rheumatoid autoimmune diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma and polymyositis. Patients with this pattern illness have features of each of these three diseases. MCTD can occur at any age, with the average age of onset between the teens to the 30s. Eight out of ten patients are women. How does mixed connective tissue disease develop? The connective tissues are the structural elements that hold the cells of the body together. These tissues form a framework or matrix for the body. The connective tissues are composed of two major structural molecules: collagen and elastin. Connective tissue diseases feature abnormalities involving the collagen and elastin and are often characterized by a variety of immune abnormalities. Lab tests show that most patients diagnosed with MCTD have high levels of anti-nuclear antibodies as well as antibodies to ribonucleoprotein (anti-RNP). Because mixed connective tissue disease is up to 15 times more common among women than men, some theorize that the condition is related to hormones. What are the symptoms of mixed connective tissue disease?

85. Caring Medical - Symptoms - Autoimmune Diseases Many different autoimmune diseases exist, each affecting the body in A specificautoimmune disease may result in the destruction of an organ or tissue, http://www.caringmedical.com/conditions/Autoimmune_Diseases.htm

About Us About Caring Medical Find Us Directions From Chicago Airports ... Home Caring Medical 715 Lake Street, Suite 600 Oak Park, Illinois 60301 Phone 708.848.7763 Fax CONDITION: Autoimmune Diseases DESCRIPTION: The immune system is a complex network of cells and cell components that normally work to defend the body and eliminate infections caused by bacteria, viruses and other invading microbes. Normally, the immune system is capable of differentiating "self" from "non-self" tissue. However, if an individual has an autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakenly turns on the self, targeting the cells, tissues and organs of the individual's own body. Many different autoimmune diseases exist, each affecting the body in different ways. For example, in multiple sclerosis, the autoimmune reaction is directed against the brain, while in Crohn's disease it’s the large intestine. Although many of the individual autoimmune diseases are rare, as a group they afflict millions of Americans. Most autoimmune diseases tend to strike women more often than men, and they particularly affect working-age women as well as women during their childbearing years. How does an autoimmune disease develop?

86. UpToDate Patient Information: Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) Symptoms of autoimmune and connective tissue disorders vary from patient to Physicians often use the ANA test when an autoimmune disease is suspected. http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=arth_rhe/8855

87. UpToDate Thyroid Disorders And Connective Tissue Disease Given the high frequency of chronic autoimmune thyroiditis and hypothyroidism in Furthermore, even if thyroid disease and connective tissue disease are http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=thyroid/21226&title=Polymyalgia rheu

88. EMedicine - Mixed Connective Tissue Disease : Article By Marisa S Klein-Gitelman Mixed connective tissue Disease In 1972, Sharp and colleagues first proposedmixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) as a separate autoimmune disorder. http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1466.htm

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89. EMedicine - Graves Disease : Article By Sai-Ching Jim Yeung, MD, PhD, FACP However, they are markers of autoimmune disease against the thyroid. peptic ulcer disease; hepatic dysfunction; connective tissue infections; http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic929.htm

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90. Autoimmune Disease autoimmune disease, any of a number of abnormal conditions caused when the body eg, scleroderma and dermatomyositis, affect collagen (connective tissue) http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0805404.html

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92. FindLaw For Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal And State Resources, Forms, The IOM Report was based on a general review of past and ongoing research onsilicone With regard to connective tissue disease, including scleroderma, http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=DC&navby=case&no=007241A

93. The Arthritis Society Routinely Receives Frequently Asked connective tissue disease is not a specific disease per se, but a general termthat is used to encompass a number of disease processes. http://www.arthritis.ca/toolbox/qa database/browse/default.asp?s=1&page=7

94. Forum On Opportunistic Infections: Lymphoma And Autoimmune Disease Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) and other related autoimmune disorderscan be associated with the subsequent devlopment of lymphoma. http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Infections/Archive/Cancers/Q13563.html

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95. Additional Reading (from Connective Tissue Disease) --  Encyclopædia Britannic connective tissue disease Detailed accounts of the connective tissue diseasesand of the rheumatic disorders in general may be found in e ty = s WSC http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=41940

96. Health Library - Disorder Subdivisions general Discussion resources For a Complete Report Anemia, autoimmune Hemolytic; Cold Agglutinin Disease; Cold Antibody Disease http://yalenewhavenhealth.org/library/healthguide/en-us/illnessconditions/topic.

97. NEJM -- Sign In We defined connectivetissue disease as a group of disorders that Autoimmunedisease developing after augmentation mammoplasty report of 3 cases. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/330/24/1697

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98. Scleroderma Scleroderma is categorized as an autoimmune disease. Systemic sclerosis mayaffect connective tissue in various parts of your body (such as skin, http://www.healthywomen.org/content.cfm?L1=3&L2=69

99. ScienceDaily -- Browse Topics: Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Di Mixed connective tissue Disorder An autoimmune process with symptoms of connective tissue Disease - A definition from the Merriam-Webster s Medical http://www.sciencedaily.com/directory/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskel

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100. Research Symposium On Integrating Discovery Platforms In Autoimmune Diseases - C Recent Advances and Underlying Themes in autoimmune Disease Research Mixed connective tissue disease Multiple sclerosis Myasthenia gravis Myocarditis http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/25890.html

Contact Us Help Search Canada Site ... III Institute of Infection and Immunity (III) Return to main report Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III ... Appendix VII Research Symposium on Integrating Discovery Platforms in Autoimmune Diseases Appendix V Background Document Foreword Introduction: Immune Dysfunction and Autoimmunity The Burden of Autoimmune Diseases Recent Advances and Underlying Themes in Autoimmune Disease Research ... Appendix V-B: Glossary Foreword Autoimmunity results from a dysfunction of the immune system in which the body attacks its own organs, tissues, and cells. Immune-mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, and systemic lupus erythematosus, cause much human suffering and place a major burden on the health care system. Millions of Canadians are affected and increasing numbers urge amelioration in clinical research and health care. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research ( CIHR ) Institute of Infection and Immunity ( III ) supports research to enhance immune-mediated health and to reduce the burden of disease through prevention plans, diagnosis, treatment strategies, support systems, and palliation. To facilitate discoveries and broaden current understanding, the III encourages cross-disciplinary collaborations. As such, a committee has been formed and the research workshop "Integrating Discovery Platforms in Autoimmune Diseases" organized, in order to develop a Canadian health research agenda in autoimmune diseases.

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