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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva in Spain: epidemiological, clinical, and genetic aspects.
Bone - 1 Oct 2012
Morales-Piga A, Bachiller-Corral J, Trujillo-Tiebas M J, Villaverde-Hueso A, Gamir-Gamir M L, Alonso-Ferreira V, Vázquez-Díaz M, Posada de la Paz M, Ayuso-García C
Abstract excerpt
We aimed to investigate the epidemiological determinants, clinical features, and genetic pattern of FOP in our country by evaluating the entire population of patients identified according to a combination of methods. To achieve this, 24 individuals were confirmed as FOP cases, 17 of whom were alive at the end of 2011 (point prevalence=0.36 × 10(-6)). The gender distribution (male/female ratio=13/11) and the...
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