According to the National Institute of Health, Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva affects one in 2 million people ...

Disease name: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), also known as ... leading to inappropriate bone formation. In most cases, this mutation occurs randomly in people who have no family ...

About 900 cases have been confirmed worldwide, according to International Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Association. Because it's very rare, Natasha only learned of her diagnosis a couple ...

Along with Frederick Kaplan, an orthopedic surgeon and molecular geneticist at the university, Shore was focused on finding the cause of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), an extremely ...

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an ultra-rare genetic disorder that turns soft tissue to bone. A recently completed multi-year study will finally provide doctors the information ...

Health Canada has given the drug a green light – under the Sohonos brand – to treat fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), making it the first treatment for the ultra-rare genetic disorder.