Rare Bone Disease Traced To Faulty FOP Gene
The mystery surrounding a rare bone disease called fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) has been resolved following the identification of a mutant gene// linked to the disease. It is this gene that triggers the formation of a second skeleton, making movement impossible. Nearly 2500 individua...Bone from blood: Circulating cells form bone outside the normal skeleton, Penn study finds
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