Background Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) has long been debated as an early nonspecific phase/symptom of ...

With improved resolution, tissue-specific molecular markers and precise timing scientsists have possibly overturned a long-standing assumption about the origin of embryonic cells that give rise to ...

Over the next few years, we’ll see a torrent of new devices emerge that are connected to the Internet and each other through a wide range of different wireless networking protocols. As a result, there ...

Explore the symptoms, types, diagnosis, and treatment of connective tissue disease in this guide designed to keep readers ...

Dear Dr. Roach: In my 40s, I developed lumps in the palm of my hands. I was diagnosed with Dupuytren’s contracture and underwent hand surgery to correct the condition. I also noticed similar lumps in ...

Figure 1: PPFs contain Gata4 + muscle connective tissue fibroblasts that migrate independently and in advance of myogenic cells. Figure 2: Deletion of Gata4 in the PPFs produces localized amuscular ...

Objective Interstitial lung disease (ILD) represents the most common and severe organ manifestation observed in patients ...