title: Cellular and morphological aspects of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Lessons of formation, repair, and bone bioengineering.
abstract: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare congenital disease that causes bone formation within the muscles, tendons, ligaments and connective tissues. There is no cure for this disorder and only treatment of the symptoms is available. The purpose of this study was to review the literature and describe the clinical, cellular and molecular aspects of FOP. The material used for the study was obtained by reviewing scientific articles published in various literature-indexed databases. In view of its rarity and of the lack of insightful information and the unpredictability of its course, FOP is a challenging disorder for professionals who are confronted by it. However, this rare disease raises a great deal of interest because understanding the mechanism of mature bone formation can encourage research lines related to bone regeneration and the prevention of heterotopic ossification.
authors.affiliation: a Faculdade Mogiana do Estado de São Paulo (FMG) ; Mogi Guaçu , Brazil.
authors.forename: Anderson
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martelli
authors.forename: Arnaldo Rodrigues
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057005:Bioengineering; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
keywords: cell differentiation; fibrodysplasia; heterotopic ossification; histomorphology; osteogenesis