How can analyzing the use of connectives in others' writing improve your own? Pay attention to the connectives used in a news article. What do they reveal about the relationships between events?

Connective tissue disorders that directly affect the skin include the following: Lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease, meaning the immune system ... Mixed Connective Tissue Disease. Sometimes called “overlap disease,” people with a mixture of symptoms from several different diseases may have what's known as ... MCTD is an autoimmune disease that is considered to be an overlap of different inflammatory forms of autoimmune connective tissue diseases. When these connective tissues become inflamed, this can harm the proteins and surrounding areas of the body. This is known as a connective tissue disorder. There is a reciprocal relationship between the growth of these networks and the information that flows through them. This study examines this relationship by ... Polymyositis and dermatomyositis. These two diseases of unknown cause are related. Polymyositis leads to inflammation of the muscles. Dermatomyositis results in ... We treat at the Comprehensive Aortic Program at the Frankel Cardiovascular Center are Marfan's syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Loeys-Dietz syndrome. Cartilage is a connective tissue found in many areas of the body including: Joints between bones e.g. the elbows, knees and ankles; Ends of the ribs; Between ... What Is a Connective Tissue Graft? A connective tissue graft is a dental procedure used to treat gum recession. This treatment involves taking tissue from the ... The inflammation and scarring in the lungs caused by an autoimmune condition is called autoimmune- or connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung ...