The serum levels of activin A and bone morphogenetic protein-4 and -6 in patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

Abstract Background Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an ultrarare and disabling genetic disorder of connective tissue characterized by congenital malformation of the great toes, and progressive heterotopic ossification (HO) in soft connective tissues. A gain-of-function mutation of act...

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Main Authors: Zhengqin Ye, Siyi Wang, Chang Shan, Qi Zhu, Ying Xue, Keqin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-023-02708-3