Connective tissue diseases articles from across Nature Portfolio Connective tissue diseases are a heterogeneous group of autoimmune disorders that affect any of the body's connective tissues ...

I have a connective tissue disorder and have fallen in public multiple times. It’s always embarrassing.

Liu Kaixin was born with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a rare genetic connective tissue disorder. The syndrome has many subtypes, and Liu’s symptoms include possible multiple organ failure.

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), a heterogeneous group of inheritable connective tissue disorders, is attributed to mutations in connective tissue genes. These mutations cause defects in collagen.