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MCTC
(redirected from Mixed connective tissue disease)

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MCTCMinneapolis Community & Technical College (Minneapolis, MN)
MCTCMilitary Corrective Training Centre (UK)
MCTCMaryland Correctional Training Center
MCTCModel City Tax Code (Arizona)
MCTCManeuver Combat Training Center (US Army)
MCTCMankato Citizens Telephone Company (Minnesota)
MCTCMixed Connective Tissue Disease (Lupus)
MCTCMelbourne Clay Target Club
MCTCMaternal Care and Treatment Centre


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2) Four females with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), aged from 20--40 years with the criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, progressive systemic sclerosis, and
Rheumatic disease associated with a positive rheumatoid factor (a) Disease Frequency Rheumatoid arthritis 50-90% Systemic lupus erythematosus 15-35% Sjogren's syndrome 75-95% Systemic sclerosis 20-30% Polymyositis/dermatomyositis 5-10% Cryoglobulinemia 40-100% Mixed connective tissue disease 50-60% (a) Reprinted from Shmerling RH, Delbanco TL.
Other autoimmune diseases that can be associated with a positive RF include systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren''s disease, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, and mixed connective tissue disease.
 
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