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pdf the genetic basis of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva gary br

Received 2011 Mar 10; Accepted 2011 Dec 1; Collection date 2011. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a severely disabling heritable disorder of connective tissue characterized by congenital malformations of the great toes and progressive heterotopic ossification that forms qualitatively normal bone in characteristic extraskeletal sites. The worldwide prevalence is approximately 1/2,000,000. There is no ethnic, racial, gender, or geographic predilection to FOP. Children who have FOP appear normal at birth except for congenital malformations of the great toes.

During the first decade of life, sporadic episodes of painful soft tissue swellings (flare-ups) occur which are often precipitated by soft tissue injury, intramuscular injections, viral infection, muscular stretching, falls or fatigue. These flare-ups transform skeletal muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and aponeuroses into heterotopic bone, rendering movement impossible. Patients with atypical forms of FOP have been described. They either present with the classic features of FOP plus one or more atypical features [FOP plus], or present with major variations in one or both of the two classic defining features of FOP... Classic FOP is caused by a recurrent activating mutation (617G>A; R206H) in the gene ACVR1/ALK2 encoding Activin A receptor type I/Activin-like kinase 2, a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) type I receptor. Atypical FOP patients also have heterozygous ACVR1 missense mutations in conserved amino acids.

The diagnosis of FOP is made by clinical evaluation. Confirmatory genetic testing is available. Differential diagnosis includes progressive osseous heteroplasia, osteosarcoma, lymphedema, soft tissue sarcoma, desmoid tumors, aggressive juvenile fibromatosis, and non-hereditary (acquired) heterotopic ossification. Although most cases of FOP are sporadic (noninherited mutations), a small number of inherited FOP cases show germline transmission in an autosomal dominant pattern. At present, there is no definitive treatment, but a brief 4-day course of high-dose corticosteroids, started within the first 24 hours of a flare-up, may help reduce the intense inflammation and tissue edema seen... Preventative management is based on prophylactic measures against falls, respiratory decline, and viral infections.

The median lifespan is approximately 40 years of age. Most patients are wheelchair-bound by the end of the second decade of life and commonly die of complications of thoracic insufficiency syndrome. Keywords: fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, myositis ossificans, heterotopic ossification, progressive osseous heteroplasia, trauma, toe malformation, Activin A receptor type I/Activin-like kinase 2 (ACVR1/ALK2) Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (ORPHA337) Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare, heritable disorder with infrequent genetic transmission of the condition owing to low reproductive, fitness. The recent identification of several small, additional families with inheritance of classic features of FOP has provided the opportunity to expand positional cloning efforts to identify the mutated gene in FOP through whole-genome linkage...

Candidate gene studies using both genetic (linkage), and molecular (gene expression) approaches also are contributing to information about the genetic and cellular, causes of FOP. This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access. Price excludes VAT (USA) Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout. Connor JM, Evans DAP. 1982 Genetic aspects of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. J Med Genet 19:35–39.

Delatycki M, Rogers JG. 1998 The genetics of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Clin Orthop 346:15–18. An official website of the United States government The .gov means it's official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil.

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