Symptoms and Clinical Indications
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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a genetic disease known by its progressive bone formation in soft tissues. It has various symptoms and clinical indications; however, there are two being the most definitive for diagnosis of FOP: congenital malformed great toes and progressive heterotopic ossification. Radiographic modalities such as diagnostic x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computed tomography (CT) have been known to be helpful and assist in the diagnosis of this disease. While FOP is untreatable at this time, early diagnosis is important to avoid excessive harm from unnecessary procedures.
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