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Stone Man Syndrome Is A Rare Disease That Turns Muscles Into Bones
For patients with a rare genetic disorder that turns their muscles into bone, there is new hope. The disease is […] ...
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Ultra-Rare Bone-Forming Disease Reveals Its Secrets
But there is a second telltale sign of FOP that will have been present since birth: two malformed big toes. Together, these relatively minor signs should suggest the correct diagnosis, which can ...
Their flesh turns to bone, but a new treatment might help them
That is the predicament of patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) or “Stone Man Syndrome”, a rare ...
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Landmark study completed for ultra-rare bone-forming disease
But there is a second telltale sign of FOP that will have been present since birth: bilateral malformation of the big toes. Together, these relatively minor signs should suggest the correct ...