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Abstract
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), characterized by extra bone formation in soft tissues, is caused by a gain-of-function mutation in ACVR1, a transmembrane receptor. Recently, a potential treatment was developed by identifying a novel molecular mechanism underlying bone formation in FOP. These findings have opened the door to beating FOP.Entities:
Keywords: activin; bone morphogenetic protein (BMP); heterotopic ossification; intracellular signaling; ligand; receptor
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26654278 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2015.11.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Biochem Sci ISSN: 0968-0004 Impact factor: 13.807