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  2. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva - Wikipedia

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    Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (/ ˌ f aɪ b r oʊ d ɪ ˈ s p l eɪ ʒ (i) ə ɒ ˈ s ɪ f ɪ k æ n z p r ə ˈ ɡ r ɛ s ɪ v ə /; [1] abbr. FOP), also called Münchmeyer disease or formerly myositis ossificans progressiva, is an extremely rare connective tissue disease in which fibrous connective tissue such as muscle, tendons, and ligaments turn into bone tissue (ossification).

  3. Myositis ossificans - Wikipedia

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    The second condition, myositis ossificans progressiva (also referred to as fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva) is an inherited affliction, autosomal dominant pattern, in which the ossification can occur without injury, and typically grows in a predictable pattern.

  4. International FOP Association - Wikipedia

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    The International Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Association (IFOPA) is a US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supporting medical research, education and communication for those afflicted by the rare genetic condition Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP). IFOPA's mission is to fund research to find a cure for FOP while ...

  5. List of autoimmune diseases - Wikipedia

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    Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: Possibly an immune system disorder but not autoimmune. Gastrointestinal pemphigoid: No consistent evidence of association with autoimmunity. Hypogammaglobulinemia: An immune system disorder but not autoimmune. Idiopathic giant-cell myocarditis

  6. Ossification - Wikipedia

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    Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, an extremely rare genetic disease which causes fibrous tissue (muscle, tendon, ligament etc.) to ossify when damaged Primrose syndrome , a rare genetic disease in which cartilage becomes ossified.

  7. Fibrodysplasia - Wikipedia

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    Fibrodysplasia may refer to: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, a rare disease in which fibrous tissue becomes ossified; Fibromuscular dysplasia, a disease characterized by the fibrous thickening of the renal artery; Fibrous dysplasia, a disease that causes growths or lesions in one or more bones of the human body

  8. ACVR1 - Wikipedia

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    While knockout models with this gene are in progress, the ACVR1 gene has been connected to fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, an extremely rare progressive genetic disease characterized by heterotopic ossification of muscles, tendons, and ligaments. [7] It is a bone morphogenetic protein receptor, type 1.

  9. Ankylosis - Wikipedia

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    Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva is a rare bone disease in which muscle, tendons and ligaments turn to bone. This leads to progressive ankylosis of almost all joints. This leads to progressive ankylosis of almost all joints.