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Screening for GNAS genetic and epigenetic alterations in progressive osseous heteroplasia: first Italian series.
Bone - 1 Oct 2013
Elli F M, Barbieri A M, Bordogna P, Ferrari P, Bufo R, Ferrante E, Giardino E, Beck-Peccoz P, Spada A, Mantovani G
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Progressive osseous heteroplasia (POH) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder of mesenchymal differentiation characterized by progressive heterotopic ossification (HO) of dermis, deep connective tissues and skeletal muscle. Usually, initial bone formation occurs during infancy as primary osteoma cutis (OC) then progressively extending into deep connective tissues and skeletal muscle over childhood. Most cases of...
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