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disease > degenerative disease > myositis ossificans progressiva

Preferred term

myositis ossificans progressiva  

Definition

  • Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare connective tissue disease. It is a severe, disabling disorder with no cure or treatment and is the only known medical condition where one organ system changes into another. (Wikipedia)

Entry terms

  • progressive ossifying myositis

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-JPQ1NR87-X

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