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Genetic abnormalities in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
Genes & genetic systems - 1 Jan 2012
Miao Jinglei, Zhang Chaoyue, Wu Song, Peng Zhi, Tania Mousumi
Abstract excerpt
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), characterized by congenital malformation of bones, is an autosomal dominant disorder. This is a rare genetic disorder and its worldwide prevalence is approximately 1/2,000,000. There is no ethnic, racial, gender, or geographic predilection to FOP. It is regarded as one of the intractable disorders, which is not only an extremely disabling disease but also a condition...
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