there is a drug for phase two clinical trial。 这个phase two 药孩子可以用吗?
MDintraining 发表评论于 2014-09-02 17:30:07
My diagnosis is the FOP. no specific treatment is available so far.
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My diagnosis is the FOP. no specific treatment is available so far. However, there is a drug for phase two clinical trial. Dr. Kaplan at University of Pennsylvania is world expert for the disease. I happened work with him for a couple of years. He is the first scientist who found the gene. To find more information please go ***ifopa.org. or contact me directly at yangguanw@gmail***. I am currently an orthopedic surgeon in NYC.
FOP is caused by an autosomal dominant allele on chromosome 2q23-24。 A mutation in the gene ACVR1 (also known as activin-like kinase 2 [ALK-2]) is responsible for the disease。
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic disorder that causes soft tissues to transform permanently into bone. These bones grow abnormally in the muscles, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissues, forming bridges of extra bone across the joints. As a result, movement in the areas affected by FOP is greatly restricted and sometimes impossible. The condition affects many areas of the body including, but not limited to, the neck, spine, chest, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles and jaw.
FOP is an autosomal dominant condition, which means that a person needs only to get the gene for FOP from one parent to inherit the disease. In most cases, however, FOP is a new mutation or an accident of nature. In fact, the parents of FOP patients typically don't have the disease. A person with FOP, however, has a 50 percent chance of passing it on to his or her child.