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Stone Man Syndrome Is A Rare Disease That Turns Muscles Into Bones
It is an extremely rare disease that is estimated to affect around one in one million people. FOP is caused by a mutation in a gene known as ACVR1, which is involved in a cellular process that ...
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Ipsen drug is first therapy for rare bone disease FOP in US
There are an estimated 400 people in the US living with FOP, a life-shortening disorder ... striking at the mechanism underlying the disease. The French drugmaker's head of R&D, Howard Mayer ...
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Landmark study completed for ultra-rare bone-forming disease
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP ... with the aim to improve the care for people living with this ultra-rare disease. And the study’s rich dataset will be a tool for years to come ...
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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. The mystery ...
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Ipsen's rare disease drug palovarotene knocked back in EU
Ipsen has suffered a setback in its marathon effort to bring palovarotene to market for ultra rare disease ... underlying FOP, which has only been diagnosed in around 900 people worldwide.