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Heterotopic ossification.
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - 1 Jan 2000
Kaplan Frederick S, Glaser David L, Hebela Nader, Shore Eileen M
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Heterotopic ossification, the formation of bone in soft tissue, requires inductive signaling pathways, inducible osteoprogenitor cells, and a heterotopic environment conducive to osteogenesis. Little is known about the molecular pathogenesis of this condition. Research into two rare heritable and developmental forms, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva and progressive osseous heteroplasia, has provided...
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