Editing Connective tissue (section)

==Clinical significance==
{{Main|Connective tissue disease}}
There are many types of connective tissue disorders, such as:
* [[Connective tissue neoplasm]]s including [[sarcoma]]s such as [[hemangiopericytoma]] and [[malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor]] in nervous tissue.
* [[Congenital disease]]s include [[Marfan syndrome]] and [[Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome]].
* [[Myxomatous degeneration]] – a pathological weakening of connective tissue.
* [[Mixed connective tissue disease]] – a disease of the [[autoimmune system]], also [[undifferentiated connective tissue disease]].
* [[Systemic lupus erythematosus]] (SLE) – a major autoimmune disease of connective tissue
* [[Scurvy]], caused by a deficiency of [[vitamin C]] which is necessary for the synthesis of collagen.
* [[Fibromuscular dysplasia]] is a [[vascular disease|disease of the blood vessels]] that leads to an abnormal growth in the arterial wall.