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A fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva patient with a rare missense mutation in ACVR1 detected on 18F-FDG PET/CT.
Joint bone spine - 1 Mar 2024
Ni Haopeng, Tang Songhan, Zhang Ying
Abstract excerpt
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an exceedingly rare human genetic disorder characterized by the progressive and incapacitating formation of ectopic bone outside the skeleton. We report a case of FOP patient with mutations within the ACVR1 gene (c.982G>A; p.G328R). 18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) was carried out for disease assessment. Previous studies have shown...
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