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Clinically applicable antianginal agents suppress osteoblastic transformation of myogenic cells and heterotopic ossifications in mice.
Journal of bone and mineral metabolism - 1 Jan 2013
Yamamoto Ryuichiro, Matsushita Masaki, Kitoh Hiroshi, Masuda Akio, Ito Mikako, Katagiri Takenobu, Kawai Tatsushi, Ishiguro Naoki, Ohno Kinji
Abstract excerpt
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by progressive heterotopic ossification. FOP is caused by a gain-of-function mutation in ACVR1 encoding the bone morphogenetic protein type II receptor, ACVR1/ALK2. The mutant receptor causes upregulation of a transcriptional factor, Id1. No therapy is available to prevent the progressive heterotopic ossification in...
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