Fibrodyplasia Ossficans Progressiva

Fibrosis Ossificans Progressiva is an extremely rare genetic disorder in which muscles, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissues of the body change into bone. Throughout the aging process, the FOP ultimately leaves the body permanently immobile and people can not move or bend the affected part of the body. This deadly disease is rare, but it is life-threatening and needs to be treated. Scientists are now able to pinpoint the cause, but further research is needed to fully understand the cause and produce effective treatment.

* FIBRODISPLASIA OSSIFICANNS PROGRESSIVA => Also called StoneMan Syndrome, it is a very rare connective tissue disease. Mutations in the body repair mechanisms cause ossification of fibrous tissue (including muscle, tendons, and ligaments) when damaged. In many cases, injuries can cause joints to be permanently frozen. Surgical removal of excessive bone growth indicates that the body "repairs" the affected area with more bone. But I would like to focus on two of these diseases.

Fibrosis Ossificans Progressiva is an extremely rare genetic disorder in which muscles, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissues of the body change into bone. Throughout the aging process, the FOP ultimately leaves the body permanently immobile and people can not move or bend the affected part of the body. This deadly disease is rare, but it is life-threatening and needs to be treated. Scientists are now able to pinpoint the cause, but further research is needed to fully understand the cause and produce effective treatment.

I will fast forward to today. As we thought that Isaac hurt the hamstring, we found that he suffered from a very rare illness that turns muscles into bones. It belongs to the main category of ectopic ossification. However, these subcategories are confusing. He showed symptoms of fibrotic dysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) and progressive bone hyperplasia (POH), but experts do not know which he had because he was rare did. Less than 800 people worldwide have FOPs and have no POH. Indeed, he is more unusual as Isaac's situation is not clearly classified in these two categories.