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Novel mutations in ACVR1 result in atypical features in two fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2009
Petrie Kirsten A, Lee Wen Hwa, Bullock Alex N, Pointon Jenny J, Smith Roger, Russell R Graham G, Brown Matthew A, Wordsworth B Paul, Triffitt James T
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Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is a rare, heritable condition typified by progression of extensive ossification within skeletal muscle, ligament and tendon together with defects in skeletal development. The condition is easily diagnosed by the presence of shortened great toes and the...
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