Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva: Clinical and Genetic Aspects

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva: Clinical and Genetic Aspects

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a severely disabling heritable disorder of connective tissue characterized by congenital malformations of the great toes and progressive heterotopic ossification that forms qualitatively normal bone in characteristic...

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Main Authors: Pignolo Robert J, Shore Eileen M, Kaplan Frederick S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
myositis ossificans
heterotopic ossification
progressive osseous heteroplasia
trauma
toe malformation
Activin A receptor type I/Activin-like kinase 2 (ACVR1/ALK2)
Online Access:http://www.ojrd.com/content/6/1/80

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