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Recent progress in drug development for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry - 1 Oct 2022
Meng Xinmiao, Wang Haotian, Hao Jijun
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Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic disease caused by heterozygous missense mutations in Activin A receptor type I which is also known as Activin-like kinase 2 (ALK2), a type I receptor of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins(BMP). Patients with FOP usually undergo episodic flare-ups and the heterotopic ossification in soft and connective tissues. Molecular mechanism study indicates that Activin...
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