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Neofunction of ACVR1 in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

Neofunction of ACVR1 in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

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Neofunction of ACVR1 in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

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Neofunction of ACVR1 in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

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United States: National Academy of Sciences

Journal title

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2015-12, Vol.112 (50), p.15438-15443

Language

English

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United States: National Academy of Sciences

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Contents

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic disease characterized by extraskeletal bone formation through endochondral ossification. FOP patients harbor point mutations in ACVR1 (also known as ALK2), a type I receptor for bone morphogenetic protein (BMP). Two mechanisms of mutated ACVR1 (FOP-ACVR1) have been proposed: ligand-indep...

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Neofunction of ACVR1 in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pnas_primary_112_50_15438

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pnas_primary_112_50_15438

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ISSN

0027-8424

E-ISSN

1091-6490

DOI

10.1073/pnas.1510540112

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