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I know someone with mixed connective tissue disease....is it a serious illness?
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Mixed CT disease: Mixed connective tissue disease (mctd) is often relatively mild but can be associated with potentially serious internal complications involving the heart, esophagus and lungs.
Answered 10/14/2013
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