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Deficiency of the alpha-subunit of the stimulatory G protein and severe extraskeletal ossification.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Nov 2000
Eddy M C, Jan De Beur S M, Yandow S M, McAlister W H, Shore E M, Kaplan F S, Whyte M P, Levine M A
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Progressive osseous heteroplasia (POH) is a rare disorder characterized by dermal ossification beginning in infancy followed by increasing and extensive bone formation in deep muscle and fascia. We describe two unrelated girls with typical clinical, radiographic, and histological features of POH who also have findings of another uncommon heritable disorder, Albright hereditary osteodystrophy (AHO). One patient...
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