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Serum osteocalcin level is associated with the mortality in Chinese patients with Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva aged ≤18 years at diagnosis.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 6 Mar 2020
She Dunmin, Li Ran, Fang Ping, Zong Guannan, Xue Ying, Zhang Keqin
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BACKGROUND: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an ultra-rare genetic disorder characterized by extraskeletal heterotopic ossification. It is well recognized that FOP can lead to a devastating condition of disability. However, the mortality rate of FOP patients in China and risk factors for mortality are still largely unclear. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective research on a cohort of 65 cases of...
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