Scientific Reports, 2022 Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a rare systemic autoimmune disease characterized by the production of anti-U1 ribonucleoprotein antibodies and systemic symptoms similar to those of some other autoimmune diseases.
Shomi Oka +14 more
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OVERLAP IN CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES EVALUATION OF 119 CASES [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 1998 The overlap syndrome is a vague entity in the, group of connective tissue diseases. It is unclear whether it is fortuitous association of two or more connective tissue diseases (C'l'D). or a distinct disease.
S.G. Soroosh. +5 more
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Bronchiolitis obliterans. [PDF]
, 1989 Bronchiolitis obliterans in the adult patient is a relatively uncommon and vexing clinical entity. This confusion results because this pathologic finding occurs in a variety of diverse clinical settings.
King, TE
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An uncommon manifestation of mixed connective tissue disorder presenting as dilated cardiomyopathy
Heart IndiaMixed connective tissue disorder is a systemic autoimmune disorder that can affect any organ in the system including the heart. Varied cardiac manifestation of mixed connective tissue disease has been reported including pericarditis, pulmonary ...
Ashok Jain
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Oman Medical Journal, 2020 Type B insulin resistance syndrome (TBIRS) has not been previously reported in Arab populations. We report a case of TBIRS in an Arab patient with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD).
Khaled Aburisheh +3 more
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Delivery of sTRAIL variants by MSCs in combination with cytotoxic drug treatment leads to p53-independent enhanced antitumor effects [PDF]
, 2013 Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are able to infiltrate tumor tissues and thereby effectively deliver gene therapeutic payloads. Here, we engineered murine MSCs (mMSCs) to express a secreted form of the TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), which ...
A Ashkenazi +46 more
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Capillaroscopy in 2016 : new perspectives in systemic sclerosis [PDF]
, 2016 Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disorder of unknown etiology characterized by early impairment of the microvascular system. Nailfold microangiopathy and decreased peripheral blood perfusion are typical clinical aspects of SSc.
Cutolo, M +6 more
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An autopsy study of a familial oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) with distal spread and neurogenic involvement [PDF]
, 1981 An 81-year-old man from a family with a history of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) involving 6 members over 4 generations is described. The patient first noted drooping of his eyelids at the age of 65.
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Localized scleroderma secondary to mixed connective tissue disease during abatacept therapy
Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy, 2022 A 47‐year‐old woman with mixed connective tissue disease was treated with abatacept. After 2 months, a 3‐cm depression with atrophied surface was observed on her back, which had histopathological consistent with the symptoms of localized scleroderma ...
Sayuko Nagaoka +2 more
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Global Transcriptomic Profiling of Bovine Endometrial Immune Response In Vitro. II. Effect of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus on the Endometrial Response to Lipopolysaccharide [PDF]
, 2015 Infection with noncytopathic bovine viral diarrhea virus (ncpBVDV) is associated with uterine disease and infertility. This study investigated the influence of ncpBVDV on immune functions of the bovine endometrium by testing the response to bacterial ...
Abudureyimu, A +6 more
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