University researchers have developed a new connective tissue model to study disorders like fibrosis, a type of scarring that occurs when damage to the body causes normal tissue to be replaced by hard ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — To find treatments for connective tissue disorders like fibrosis, scientists need models that can replicate the structure and function of human tissue when it’s ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Heritable disorders of connective tissue (HDCTs) are a diverse group of many inherited ...

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Selected Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue and ...