Summary
Researchers have discovered the gene that causes one of the rarest congenital disorders, a disease called FOP that turns muscle and tendons into bone, forming a second skeleton that eventually renders the patient immobile like a statue.
The disease strikes fewer than one in every 2 million people and is so rare that most physicians misdiagnose the disorder, prescribing treatments that generally make the condition worse.See the full content of this document
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Gene Responsible for Disorder Found
Only about 600 patients are known, and the majority of them become bedridden by their 30s. There is no treatment -- removing...
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