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disease > cardiovascular disease > mixed connective tissue disease
disease > respiratory disease > mixed connective tissue disease
disease > striated muscle disease > mixed connective tissue disease
disease > skin appendages disease > skin disease > mixed connective tissue disease
disease > diseases of the osteoarticular system > mixed connective tissue disease
disease > systemic disease > mixed connective tissue disease
disease > connective tissue disease > mixed connective tissue disease
disease > systemic disease > connective tissue disease > mixed connective tissue disease
disease > immunopathology > autoimmune disease > mixed connective tissue disease

Preferred term

mixed connective tissue disease  

Definition

  • Mixed connective tissue disease commonly abbreviated as MCTD, is an autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of high blood levels of a specific autoantibody, now called anti-U1 ribonucleoprotein (RNP). (Wikipedia)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-JRRD1TK5-F

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