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Anwar S, Yokota T. Navigating the Complex Landscape of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva: From Current Paradigms to Therapeutic Frontiers. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:2162. [PMID: 38136984 PMCID: PMC10742611 DOI: 10.3390/genes14122162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an enigmatic, ultra-rare genetic disorder characterized by progressive heterotopic ossification, wherein soft connective tissues undergo pathological transformation into bone structures. This incapacitating process severely limits patient mobility and poses formidable challenges for therapeutic intervention. Predominantly caused by missense mutations in the ACVR1 gene, this disorder has hitherto defied comprehensive mechanistic understanding and effective treatment paradigms. This write-up offers a comprehensive overview of the contemporary understanding of FOP's complex pathobiology, underscored by advances in molecular genetics and proteomic studies. We delve into targeted therapy, spanning genetic therapeutics, enzymatic and transcriptional modulation, stem cell therapies, and innovative immunotherapies. We also highlight the intricate complexities surrounding clinical trial design for ultra-rare disorders like FOP, addressing fundamental statistical limitations, ethical conundrums, and methodological advancements essential for the success of interventional studies. We advocate for the adoption of a multi-disciplinary approach that converges bench-to-bedside research, clinical expertise, and ethical considerations to tackle the challenges of ultra-rare diseases like FOP and comparable ultra-rare diseases. In essence, this manuscript serves a dual purpose: as a definitive scientific resource for ongoing and future FOP research and a call to action for innovative solutions to address methodological and ethical challenges that impede progress in the broader field of medical research into ultra-rare conditions.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada;
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Di Rocco M, Forleo-Neto E, Pignolo RJ, Keen R, Orcel P, Funck-Brentano T, Roux C, Kolta S, Madeo A, Bubbear JS, Tabarkiewicz J, Szczepanek M, Bachiller-Corral J, Cheung AM, Dahir KM, Botman E, Raijmakers PG, Al Mukaddam M, Tile L, Portal-Celhay C, Sarkar N, Hou P, Musser BJ, Boyapati A, Mohammadi K, Mellis SJ, Rankin AJ, Economides AN, Trotter DG, Herman GA, O'Meara SJ, DelGizzi R, Weinreich DM, Yancopoulos GD, Eekhoff EMW, Kaplan FS. Garetosmab in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial. Nat Med 2023; 29:2615-2624. [PMID: 37770652 PMCID: PMC10579054 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-023-02561-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare disease characterized by heterotopic ossification (HO) in connective tissues and painful flare-ups. In the phase 2 LUMINA-1 trial, adult patients with FOP were randomized to garetosmab, an activin A-blocking antibody (n = 20) or placebo (n = 24) in period 1 (28 weeks), followed by an open-label period 2 (28 weeks; n = 43). The primary end points were safety and for period 1, the activity and size of HO lesions. All patients experienced at least one treatment-emergent adverse event during period 1, notably epistaxis, madarosis and skin abscesses. Five deaths (5 of 44; 11.4%) occurred in the open-label period and, while considered unlikely to be related, causality cannot be ruled out. The primary efficacy end point in period 1 (total lesion activity by PET-CT) was not met (P = 0.0741). As the development of new HO lesions was suppressed in period 1, the primary efficacy end point in period 2 was prospectively changed to the number of new HO lesions versus period 1. No placebo patients crossing over to garetosmab developed new HO lesions (0% in period 2 versus 40.9% in period 1; P = 0.0027). Further investigation of garetosmab in FOP is ongoing. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT03188666 .
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- Maja Di Rocco
- Department of Pediatrics, Unit of Rare Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Centre for Metabolic Bone Disease Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology - DMU Locomotion, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- INSERM Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Rheumatology - DMU Locomotion, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- INSERM Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Unit of Rare Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Centre for Metabolic Bone Disease Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Poland
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- University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Program for Metabolic Bone Disorders, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Centers (UMC), Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam UMC Expert Center in Rare Bone Disease, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Orthopaedics, Medicine and the Center for Research in FOP & Related Disorders, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Centers (UMC), Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam UMC Expert Center in Rare Bone Disease, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Orthopaedics, Medicine and the Center for Research in FOP & Related Disorders, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Lapidus D. Strengths and limitations of new artificial intelligence tool for rare disease epidemiology. J Transl Med 2023; 21:292. [PMID: 37122037 PMCID: PMC10149020 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04152-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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The recent paper by Kariampuzha et al. describes an exciting application of artificial intelligence to rare disease epidemiology. The authors' AI model appears to offer a major leap over Orphanet, the resource which is often a "first stop" for basic epidemiological data on rare diseases. To ensure appropriate use of this exciting tool, it is important to consider its strengths and weaknesses in context. The tool currently incorporates only PubMed abstracts, so key information located in the full text of articles is absent. Such missing information may include incidence and prevalence values, as well as important elements of study design and context. Additionally, results from the public version of the tool differ from those described in the original article, including obsolete values for prevalence and the use of non-prevalence studies in place of those listed in the article. At present, it would be appropriate to utilize the AI tool much like Orphanet: a helpful "first stop" which should be manually checked for completeness and accuracy. Users should understand the benefits of this exciting technology, and that it is not yet a panacea for the challenges of analyzing rare disease epidemiology.
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Pignolo RJ, Baujat G, Brown MA, De Cunto C, Hsiao EC, Keen R, Al Mukaddam M, Le Quan Sang KH, Wilson A, Marino R, Strahs A, Kaplan FS. The natural history of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: A prospective, global 36-month study. Genet Med 2022; 24:2422-2433. [PMID: 36152026 DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE We report the first prospective, international, natural history study of the ultra-rare genetic disorder fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP). FOP is characterized by painful, recurrent flare-ups, and disabling, cumulative heterotopic ossification (HO) in soft tissues. METHODS Individuals aged ≤65 years with classical FOP (ACVR1R206H variant) were assessed at baseline and over 36 months. RESULTS In total, 114 individuals participated; 33 completed the study (mean follow up: 26.8 months). Median age was 15.0 (range: 4-56) years; 54.4% were male. During the study, 82 (71.9%) individuals reported 229 flare-ups (upper back: 17.9%, hip: 14.8%, shoulder: 10.9%). After 84 days, 14 of 52 (26.9%) imaged flare-ups had new HO at the flare-up site (mean new HO volume: 28.8 × 103 mm3). Mean baseline low-dose whole-body computed tomography (excluding head) HO volume was 314.4 × 103 mm3; lowest at 2 to <8 years (68.8 × 103 mm3) and increasing by age (25-65 years: 575.2 × 103 mm3). The mean annualized volume of new HO was 23.6 × 103 mm3/year; highest at 8 to <15 and 15 to <25 years (21.9 × 103 and 41.5 × 103 mm3/year, respectively) and lowest at 25 to 65 years (4.6 × 103 mm3/year). CONCLUSION Results from individuals receiving standard care for up to 3 years in this natural history study show the debilitating effect and progressive nature of FOP cross-sectionally and longitudinally, with greatest progression during childhood and early adulthood.
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- Département de Génétique, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Institut Imagine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Medicine and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; Genomics England, London, United Kingdom
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- Pediatric Rheumatology Section, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, the UCSF Metabolic Bone Clinic, the Eli and Edyth Broad Institute for Regeneration Medicine, and the Institute of Human Genetics, Department of Medicine, and the UCSF Program in Craniofacial Biology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Centre for Metabolic Bone Disease, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, United Kingdom
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Medicine, Center for Research in FOP and Related Disorders, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Département de Génétique, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Institut Imagine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Medicine, Center for Research in FOP and Related Disorders, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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Rapid Progression of Heterotopic Ossification in Severe Variant of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva with p.Arg258Gly in ACVR1: A Case Report and Review of Clinical Phenotypes. Case Rep Genet 2022; 2022:5021758. [PMID: 36060212 PMCID: PMC9436604 DOI: 10.1155/2022/5021758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare skeletal disorder characterized by congenital malformation of the great toes and progressive heterotopic ossification. Malformation of the great toes appears at birth, while heterotopic ossification generally occurs during childhood and rarely occurs during infancy. Classical FOP results from the heterozygous p.Arg206His variant of the ACVR1 gene, which encodes Activin A receptor type 1. Recently, some atypical FOP patients with other ACVR1 gene variants and clinical features that are not observed in classical FOP patients have been reported. Herein, we describe a girl with severe FOP and multiple anomalies, including syndactyly of the hands and feet, nail agenesis, mandibular hypoplasia, heterotopic ossification occurring from infancy, and congenital cardiac malformation. In our patient, we identified de novo occurrence of the heterozygous p.Arg258Gly variant of ACVR1, which has previously been reported in only two severe FOP patients. Heterotopic ossification occurred earlier and more frequently compared with classical FOP patients. We present the time-series changes in heterotopic ossification in our patient and compare her clinical features with those of the previously reported patients with p.Arg258Gly. Our report deepens understanding of the clinical features in severe FOP with p.Arg258Gly and of FOP as a systemic disorder.
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Smilde BJ, Stockklausner C, Keen R, Whittaker A, Bullock AN, von Delft A, van Schoor NM, Yu PB, Eekhoff EMW. Protocol paper: a multi-center, double-blinded, randomized, 6-month, placebo-controlled study followed by 12-month open label extension to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Saracatinib in Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (STOPFOP). BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022; 23:519. [PMID: 35650602 PMCID: PMC9156821 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05471-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is a genetic, progressive and devastating disease characterized by severe heterotopic ossification (HO), loss of mobility and early death. There are no FDA approved medications. The STOPFOP team identified AZD0530 (saracatinib) as a potent inhibitor of the ALK2/ACVR1-kinase which is the causative gene for this rare bone disease. AZD0530 was proven to prevent HO formation in FOP mouse models. The STOPFOP trial investigates the repositioning of AZD0530, originally developed for ovarian cancer treatment, to treat patients with FOP. Methods The STOPFOP trial is a phase 2a study. It is designed as a European, multicentre, 6-month double blind randomized controlled trial of AZD0530 versus placebo, followed by a 12-month trial comparing open-label extended AZD0530 treatment with natural history data as a control. Enrollment will include 20 FOP patients, aged 18–65 years, with the classic FOP mutation (ALK2 R206H). The primary endpoint is objective change in heterotopic bone volume measured by low-dose whole-body computer tomography (CT) in the RCT phase. Secondary endpoints include 18F NaF PET activity and patient reported outcome measures. Discussion Clinical trials in rare diseases with limited study populations pose unique challenges. An ideal solution for limiting risks in early clinical studies is drug repositioning – using existing clinical molecules for new disease indications. Using existing assets may also allow a more fluid transition into clinical practice. With positive study outcome, AZD0530 may provide a therapy for FOP that can be rapidly progressed due to the availability of existing safety data from 28 registered clinical trials with AZD0530 involving over 600 patients. Trial registration EudraCT, 2019–003324-20. Registered 16 October 2019, https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/trial/2019-003324-20/NL. Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT04307953. Registered 13 March 2020. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12891-022-05471-x.
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- Bernard J Smilde
- Department of Internal Medicine Section Endocrinology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Tissue Function and Regeneration, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Klinikum Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, UK
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- Emerging Innovations Unit, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Medicines Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Medicines Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, National Institute for Health Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Aging and Later Life, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine Section Endocrinology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Tissue Function and Regeneration, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Smilde BJ, Botman E, de Ruiter RD, Smit JM, Teunissen BP, Lubbers WD, Schwarte LA, Schober P, Eekhoff EMW. Monitoring and Management of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva: Current Perspectives. Orthop Res Rev 2022; 14:113-120. [PMID: 35480068 PMCID: PMC9035442 DOI: 10.2147/orr.s337491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), sometimes known as myositis ossificans progressiva, is an ultra-rare disease in which bone is formed in muscular tissue, tendons and ligaments. This is known as heterotopic ossification (HO). FOP is caused by a heterozygous mutation in the highly conserved ACVR1/ALK2 gene which affects about 1 in 1.5–2 million individuals. At birth, patients with the predominant R206H mutation only exhibit a bilateral hallux valgus. During childhood, heterotopic bone formation develops in a typical pattern, affecting the axial muscles first before appendicular body parts are involved. HO can start spontaneously but is often elicited by soft tissue trauma or medical procedures. After soft tissue injury, an inflammatory process called a flare-up can start, followed by the formation of HO. HO leads to a limited range of motion, culminating in complete ankylosis of nearly all joints. As a result of HO surrounding the thorax, patients often suffer from thoracic insufficiency syndrome (TIS). TIS is the most common cause of a limited life expectancy for FOP patients, with a median life expectancy of 56 years. Management is focused on preventing soft-tissue injury that can provoke flare-ups. This includes prevention of iatrogenic damage by biopsies, intramuscular injections and surgery. Anti-inflammatory medication is often started when a flare-up occurs but has a poor basis of evidence. Several forms of potential treatment for FOP are being researched in clinical trials. Progression of the disease is monitored using CT and 18F-NaF PET/CT combined with functional assessments. Patients are regularly evaluated for frequently occurring complications such as restrictive lung disease. Here, we review the current management, monitoring and treatment of FOP.
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- Bernard J Smilde
- Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Internal Medicine Section Endocrinology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Tissue Function and Regeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Internal Medicine Section Endocrinology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Tissue Function and Regeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Internal Medicine Section Endocrinology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Tissue Function and Regeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Internal Medicine Section Endocrinology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Tissue Function and Regeneration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Correspondence: E Marelise W Eekhoff, Department of Internal Medicine section Endocrinology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Tel +31 204440588, Email
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Cappato S, Traberg R, Gintautiene J, Zara F, Bocciardi R. A case of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva associated with a novel variant of the ACVR1 gene. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2021; 9:e1774. [PMID: 34347384 PMCID: PMC8580088 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by congenital malformation of the great toes and progressive heterotopic ossification of soft tissues leading to cumulative disability. The genetic cause of FOP are mutations in the ACVR1 gene that encodes a type I receptor of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins. The most recurrent mutation in FOP patients is R206H affecting the Glycine‐Serine rich domain and causing the hyper‐activation of the receptor and the responsivity to the non‐canonical ligand, Activin A. In the present study, we described a 3‐years old child with early and highly suggestive clinical features of FOP who was found negative for the recurrent p.R206H substitution. Methods Molecular screening of the whole ACVR1 coding sequence and functional characterization in transfection‐based assays. Results and Conclusions We identified a novel, de novo variant in the fifth ACVR1 coding exon (NM_001111067.4:c.772A>T; NP_001104537.1:p.(R258W)). This substitution, never reported in association with FOP, affects a conserved arginine residue in the kinase domain of the protein. In silico analysis predicted the pathogenicity of this substitution, demonstrated by in vitro assays showing that the p.R258W ACVR1 mutated receptor acquires the ability to transduce the aberrant Activin A‐mediated signaling, as observed for the gene variants associated with FOP.
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- Serena Cappato
- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,UOC Genetica Medica, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,UOC Genetica Medica, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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Leyens J, Bender TTA, Mücke M, Stieber C, Kravchenko D, Dernbach C, Seidel MF. The combined prevalence of classified rare rheumatic diseases is almost double that of ankylosing spondylitis. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2021; 16:326. [PMID: 34294115 PMCID: PMC8296612 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-021-01945-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Rare diseases (RDs) affect less than 5/10,000 people in Europe and fewer than 200,000 individuals in the United States. In rheumatology, RDs are heterogeneous and lack systemic classification. Clinical courses involve a variety of diverse symptoms, and patients may be misdiagnosed and not receive appropriate treatment. The objective of this study was to identify and classify some of the most important RDs in rheumatology. We also attempted to determine their combined prevalence to more precisely define this area of rheumatology and increase awareness of RDs in healthcare systems. We conducted a comprehensive literature search and analyzed each disease for the specified criteria, such as clinical symptoms, treatment regimens, prognoses, and point prevalences. If no epidemiological data were available, we estimated the prevalence as 1/1,000,000. The total point prevalence for all RDs in rheumatology was estimated as the sum of the individually determined prevalences. RESULTS A total of 76 syndromes and diseases were identified, including vasculitis/vasculopathy (n = 15), arthritis/arthropathy (n = 11), autoinflammatory syndromes (n = 11), myositis (n = 9), bone disorders (n = 11), connective tissue diseases (n = 8), overgrowth syndromes (n = 3), and others (n = 8). Out of the 76 diseases, 61 (80%) are classified as chronic, with a remitting-relapsing course in 27 cases (35%) upon adequate treatment. Another 34 (45%) diseases were predominantly progressive and difficult to control. Corticosteroids are a therapeutic option in 49 (64%) syndromes. Mortality is variable and could not be determined precisely. Epidemiological studies and prevalence data were available for 33 syndromes and diseases. For an additional eight diseases, only incidence data were accessible. The summed prevalence of all RDs was 28.8/10,000. CONCLUSIONS RDs in rheumatology are frequently chronic, progressive, and present variable symptoms. Treatment options are often restricted to corticosteroids, presumably because of the scarcity of randomized controlled trials. The estimated combined prevalence is significant and almost double that of ankylosing spondylitis (18/10,000). Thus, healthcare systems should assign RDs similar importance as any other common disease in rheumatology.
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- Judith Leyens
- Center for Rare Diseases Bonn (ZSEB), University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Care, Children's University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
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- Center for Rare Diseases Bonn (ZSEB), University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
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- Center for Rare Diseases Bonn (ZSEB), University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, University Hospital, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Center for Rare Diseases Bonn (ZSEB), University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Medical Psychology and Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, Spitalzentrum-Centre hospitalier, Biel-Bienne, Switzerland.
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Bolcato V, Carelli C, Visonà SD, Reguzzoni M, Rocco MD, Radogna A, Tronconi LP, Moretti M. New insights on fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: discussion of an autoptic case report and brief literature review. Intractable Rare Dis Res 2021; 10:136-141. [PMID: 33996361 PMCID: PMC8122314 DOI: 10.5582/irdr.2021.01021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic condition with soft tissue progressive ossification, leading to severe disability. We describe a 27-years-old female affected by FOP who died after a fall. An autopsy was performed. Upper and lower extremities resulted in fixed flexion, with kyphoscoliosis of the spine and chest wall deformity. Moreover, a cranial fracture was pointed out. At histology, atypical abundance of corpora amylacea in gray matter was observed. In a sample of macroscopically non-affected muscular tissue, small areas with necrosis of myocytes and hyperplasia of fibroblasts were seen in light microscopy, with intracellular inorganic dystrophic inclusions in transmission electron microscopy. Thyroid gland histology showed diffuse lymphocytic infiltration. Postmortem examination of FOP patients provided precious information about involvement of other tissues, suggesting an initial and widespread inflammatory/dystrophic phase, to be further investigated, because it might reveal new insights about a FOP mutation cascade.
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- Vittorio Bolcato
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Forensic Science Section "Antonio Fornari", University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Forensic Science Section "Antonio Fornari", University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Forensic Science Section "Antonio Fornari", University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Rare Diseases Unit, Istituto Pediatrico Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Forensic Science Section "Antonio Fornari", University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Forensic Science Section "Antonio Fornari", University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Casimiro Mondino, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Forensic Science Section "Antonio Fornari", University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Pain Phenotypes in Rare Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular Diseases. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021; 124:267-290. [PMID: 33581222 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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For patients diagnosed with a rare musculoskeletal or neuromuscular disease, pain may transition from acute to chronic; the latter yielding additional challenges for both patients and care providers. We assessed the present understanding of pain across a set of ten rare, noninfectious, noncancerous disorders; Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Achondroplasia, Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, Fibrous Dysplasia/McCune-Albright Syndrome, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Infantile- and Late-Onset Pompe disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Through the integration of natural history, cross-sectional, retrospective, clinical trials, & case studies we described pathologic and genetic factors, pain sources, phenotypes, and lastly, existing therapeutic approaches. We highlight that while rare diseases possess distinct core pathologic features, there are a number of shared pain phenotypes and mechanisms that may be prospectively examined and therapeutically targeted in a parallel manner. Finally, we describe clinical and research approaches that may facilitate more accurate diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of pain as well as elucidation of the evolving nature of pain phenotypes in rare musculoskeletal or neuromuscular illnesses.
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Cappato S, Gamberale R, Bocciardi R, Brunelli S. Genetic and Acquired Heterotopic Ossification: A Translational Tale of Mice and Men. Biomedicines 2020; 8:biomedicines8120611. [PMID: 33327623 PMCID: PMC7765130 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines8120611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Heterotopic ossification is defined as an aberrant formation of bone in extraskeletal soft tissue, for which both genetic and acquired conditions are known. This pathologic process may occur in many different sites such as the skin, subcutaneous tissue, skeletal muscle and fibrous tissue adjacent to joints, ligaments, walls of blood vessels, mesentery and other. The clinical spectrum of this disorder is wide: lesions may range from small foci of ossification to massive deposits of bone throughout the body, typical of the progressive genetically determined conditions such as fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, to mention one of the most severe and disabling forms. The ectopic bone formation may be regarded as a failed tissue repair process in response to a variety of triggers and evolving towards bone formation through a multistage differentiation program, with several steps common to different clinical presentations and distinctive features. In this review, we aim at providing a comprehensive view of the genetic and acquired heterotopic ossification disorders by detailing the clinical and molecular features underlying the different human conditions in comparison with the corresponding, currently available mouse models.
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- Serena Cappato
- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy;
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Milano, Italy; (R.G.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy;
- UOC Genetica Medica, IRCCS Giannina Gaslini, 16147 Genova, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Milano, Italy; (R.G.); (S.B.)
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She D, Li R, Fang P, Zong G, Xue Y, Zhang K. Serum osteocalcin level is associated with the mortality in Chinese patients with Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva aged ≤18 years at diagnosis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020; 21:152. [PMID: 32143615 PMCID: PMC7060591 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-020-3170-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an ultra-rare genetic disorder characterized by extraskeletal heterotopic ossification. It is well recognized that FOP can lead to a devastating condition of disability. However, the mortality rate of FOP patients in China and risk factors for mortality are still largely unclear. Methods We conducted a retrospective research on a cohort of 65 cases of FOP patients in China from 2008 to 2018. We reviewed medical records of these FOP patients to retrieve information such as date of birth/death, gender, clinical features, genotypes and biochemical parameters and analyze the correlation of these parameters with the mortality. Results 92.3% (60/65 cases) patients were classic FOP patients, 3.1% (2/65 cases) were FOP-plus and 4.6% (3/65 cases) were FOP variants. 9 cases of this cohort were dead during the ten-year period, and the overall mortality rate was 13.8%. c.617G > A mutation was confirmed in all non-survivors. In FOP patients≤18 years at diagnosis, non-survivors demonstrated significantly lower blood osteocalcin and alkaline phosphatase levels compared with survivors (P < 0.05), and spearman correlation and logistic regression analysis indicated that serum osteocalcin and alkaline phosphatase levels were negatively correlated with the mortality. Furthermore, the receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis showed serum osteocalcin had the largest area under the curve of 0.855 among four biochemical parameters, and serum osteocalcin < 65.9 ng/ml displayed a good capacity to discriminate the non-survivors from survivors in FOP patients aged 18 years and younger at diagnosis. Conclusions Our findings showed that the mortality rate of FOP was 13.8% in China. Serum OC level was negatively correlated with the mortality in Chinese FOP patients ≤18 years at diagnosis.
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- Dunmin She
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 389, Xincun Road, Shanghai, 200065, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 389, Xincun Road, Shanghai, 200065, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 389, Xincun Road, Shanghai, 200065, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 389, Xincun Road, Shanghai, 200065, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 389, Xincun Road, Shanghai, 200065, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 389, Xincun Road, Shanghai, 200065, China.
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Haga N, Nakashima Y, Kitoh H, Kamizono J, Katagiri T, Saijo H, Tsukamoto S, Shinoda Y, Sawada R, Nakahara Y. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: Review and research activities in Japan. Pediatr Int 2020; 62:3-13. [PMID: 31774601 DOI: 10.1111/ped.14065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic skeletal disorder manifesting progressive heterotopic ossification (HO) and congenital malformation of the great toes. Since 2007, we have conducted research on FOP. Here, we review the findings on FOP published to date, including the results of our research. Epidemiological studies in Japan have indicated that FOP has nearly the same prevalence in Japan as in the rest of the world. Basic research on its pathoetiology has progressed rapidly since the identification of the causal gene in 2006. Clinical and radiological findings have been thoroughly researched, including early radiological signs, and diagnostic criteria were established, designating FOP as an intractable disease in Japan. In patients with FOP, the progression of HO is associated with numerous disabilities, often manifesting in vicious cycles that can lead to early mortality. Through cross-sectional and short-term longitudinal studies, we have explored patient education, quality of life, and activities of daily living among Japanese patients. The management of FOP requires education of patients and caregivers, the use of medications to settle inflammation and flare-ups, instructions to ensure proper oral care, and other compensatory approaches that aid in rehabilitation. An avoidance of medical intervention, which may cause HO to progress, is also important. The advent of new drugs to prevent HO could have clinical benefit.
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- Nobuhiko Haga
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, Obu, Japan
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- Emergency Care Services, Children's Medical Center, Kitakyushu City YAHATA Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Division of Pathophysiology, Research Center for Genomic Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.,Project of Clinical and Basic Research for FOP, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pathophysiology, Research Center for Genomic Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.,Project of Clinical and Basic Research for FOP, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Valer JA, Sánchez-de-Diego C, Pimenta-Lopes C, Rosa JL, Ventura F. ACVR1 Function in Health and Disease. Cells 2019; 8:cells8111366. [PMID: 31683698 PMCID: PMC6912516 DOI: 10.3390/cells8111366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Activin A receptor type I (ACVR1) encodes for a bone morphogenetic protein type I receptor of the TGFβ receptor superfamily. It is involved in a wide variety of biological processes, including bone, heart, cartilage, nervous, and reproductive system development and regulation. Moreover, ACVR1 has been extensively studied for its causal role in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), a rare genetic disorder characterised by progressive heterotopic ossification. ACVR1 is linked to different pathologies, including cardiac malformations and alterations in the reproductive system. More recently, ACVR1 has been experimentally validated as a cancer driver gene in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a malignant childhood brainstem glioma, and its function is being studied in other cancer types. Here, we review ACVR1 receptor function and signalling in physiological and pathological processes and its regulation according to cell type and mutational status. Learning from different functions and alterations linked to ACVR1 is a key step in the development of interdisciplinary research towards the identification of novel treatments for these pathologies.
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- José Antonio Valer
- Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Departament de Ciències Fisiològiques, Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.
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Pignolo RJ, Baujat G, Brown MA, De Cunto C, Di Rocco M, Hsiao EC, Keen R, Al Mukaddam M, Sang KHLQ, Wilson A, White B, Grogan DR, Kaplan FS. Natural history of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: cross-sectional analysis of annotated baseline phenotypes. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019; 14:98. [PMID: 31053156 PMCID: PMC6499994 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-019-1068-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP; OMIM#135100) is an ultra-rare, severely disabling genetic disease characterized by congenital malformation of the great toes and progressive heterotopic ossification (HO) in muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and aponeuroses often preceded by painful, recurrent soft tissue swelling (flare-ups). The formation of HO leads to progressive disability, severe functional limitations in joint mobility, and to a shortened life-span. In this prospective natural history study, we describe the baseline, cross-sectional disease phenotype of 114 individuals with FOP. METHODS All subjects underwent protocol-specified baseline assessments to determine their disease status. Cross-sectional analyses were performed using linear regression in which functional evaluations (Cumulative Analogue Joint Involvement Scale [CAJIS] and the FOP-Physical Function Questionnaire [FOP-PFQ]) and the burden of HO as measured by low-dose whole body CT (volume of HO and number of body regions with HO) were assessed. RESULTS Findings from 114 subjects (age range 4 to 56 years) were evaluated. While subject age was significantly (p < 0.0001) correlated with increased CAJIS (r = 0.66) and FOP-PFQ scores (r = 0.41), the estimated mean increases per year (based on cross-sectional average changes over time) were small (0.47 units and 1.2%, respectively). There was also a significant (p < 0.0001) correlation between baseline age and HO volume (r = 0.56), with an estimated mean increase of 25,574 mm3/year. There were significant (p < 0.0001) correlations between the objective assessment of HO volume and clinical assessments of CAJIS (r = 0.57) and FOP-PFQ (r = 0.52). CONCLUSIONS Based on the cross-sectional analysis of the baseline data, functional and physical disability as assessed by CAJIS and the FOP-PFQ increased over time. Although longitudinal data are not yet available, the cross-sectional analyses suggest that CAJIS and FOP-PFQ are not sensitive to detect substantial progression over a 1- to 2-year period. Future evaluation of longitudinal data will test this hypothesis. The statistically significant correlations between HO volume and the functional endpoints, and the estimated average annual increase in total HO volume, suggest that the formation of new HO will be measurable over the relative short-term course of a clinical trial, and represents an endpoint that is clinically meaningful to patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION This study ( NCT02322255 ) was first posted on 23 December, 2014.
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- Departement de Genetique, Institut IMAGINE and Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Queensland, Australia
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- Pediatric Rheumatology Section, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Unit of Rare Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, the UCSF Metabolic Bone Clinic, the Institute of Human Genetics, and the UCSF Program in Craniofacial Biology, Department of Medicine, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Centre for Metabolic Bone Disease, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK
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- Departments of Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery, The Center for Research in FOP and Related Disorders, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Departement de Genetique, Institut IMAGINE and Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc, Newton, MA, USA
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery & Medicine, The Center for Research in FOP and Related Disorders, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Palhares DB, Nascimento DR, Palhares MG, Lopes S, de L, Cristhina P, Mauro J, Alves F, Vieira RO, Souza-Fagundes EM, Underwood A, Milsted A, Augusto R, Martins AS. Propranolol and ascorbic acid in control of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva flare-ups due to accidental falls. Intractable Rare Dis Res 2019; 8:24-28. [PMID: 30881854 PMCID: PMC6409115 DOI: 10.5582/irdr.2018.01095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare, intractable and devastating genetic connective tissue disorder characterized by progressive ectopic ossification in the soft tissues and skeleton. Three patients, one teenage girl (P1), one male adult (P2) and one male child (P3), were studied and treated with FOPCON (combined formulation of 14 mg of propranolol and 250 mg of ascorbic acid), given three times per day. P1 started treatment in March 2012, P2 in October 2012 and P3 in July 2015. The clinical follow-up of these three patients, before initiating treatment with FOPCON, showed that FOP flare-ups used to occur frequently and that under FOPCON therapy, none of these patients had flare-ups. The striking feature of this treatment with FOPCON, is that, all three cases suffered accidental falls with documented injures until complete healing and that where major flare-ups should occur, injures or sequels, there was none. The present clinical observation shows that ascorbic acid plus the nonspecific beta blocker propranolol can be effectively useful, when administered previously and continually, in the prophylaxis of FOP flare-ups, especially for accidental falls. In this regard, FOPCON could be a prophylactic aid in cases of surgery of patients with FOP, hoping that it may benefit patients from having the severe sequels, characteristic of heterotopic bone formation. All three patients reported, to date, they no longer had flare-ups nor heterotopic ossification and showed normal scar healing.
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- UFMS/ Faculty of Medicine, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
- Medical Faculty of Barbacena, José Bonifácio Lafayette de Andrada Foundation, MG, Brazil
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- UFMS/ Faculty of Medicine, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- UFMS/ Faculty of Medicine, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Procter & Gamble Health Care & Global Clinical Sciences, Mason, OH, USA
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- UFMG/ Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
- Centro Universitário Metodista Izabela Hendrix- IMIH, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- UFMG/ Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
- Centro Universitário Metodista Izabela Hendrix- IMIH, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- The Walsh University, Division of Mathematics and Sciences, North Canton, OH, USA
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- The Walsh University, Division of Mathematics and Sciences, North Canton, OH, USA
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- UFMG/ Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- UFMG/ Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
- Address correspondence to:Dr. Almir Sousa Martins, Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica-ICB/UFMG. Av Antonio Carlos, 6627, A4-256, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil - 31.270-900. E-mail:
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Qi Z, Luan J, Zhou X, Cui Y, Han J. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: Basic understanding and experimental models. Intractable Rare Dis Res 2017; 6:242-248. [PMID: 29259851 PMCID: PMC5735276 DOI: 10.5582/irdr.2017.01055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive (FOP) is an extremely rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by congenital malformations of the great toes and progressive heterotopic ossification that can induce a disabling second skeleton. Spontaneously occurring flare-ups can cause inflammatory soft tissue to swell, followed by progressive and disabling heterotopic endochondral ossification. FOP is very rare, with an estimated incidence of one case per two million individuals. There is no definitive treatment for FOP, but the longevity of patients with FOP can be extended by early diagnosis and appropriate prevention of flares-up. Some promising treatment strategies and targets have recently been reported. The current review describes the classical phenotype and genotype of FOP, useful methods of diagnosing the condition, therapeutic approaches and commonly used drugs, and experimental models used to study this disease.
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- Zijuan Qi
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Ji'nan, China
- Key Laboratory for Rare Disease Research of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Biotech Drugs of the Ministry of Health, Shandong Medical Biotechnological Center, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Rare Disease Research of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Biotech Drugs of the Ministry of Health, Shandong Medical Biotechnological Center, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Rare Disease Research of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Biotech Drugs of the Ministry of Health, Shandong Medical Biotechnological Center, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Rare Disease Research of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Biotech Drugs of the Ministry of Health, Shandong Medical Biotechnological Center, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- Key Laboratory for Rare Disease Research of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Biotech Drugs of the Ministry of Health, Shandong Medical Biotechnological Center, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
- Address correspondence to: Dr. Jinxiang Han, Key Laboratory for Rare Disease Research of Shandong Province, Key Laboratory for Biotech Drugs of the Ministry of Health, Shandong Medical Biotechnological Center, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, Shandong 250062, China. E-mail:
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Rajanikanth BR, Prasad K, Vineeth K, Sonale SMN, Al-Kubra K. Unresolving trismus following third molar surgery: Report of a case of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva with review of literature. Cranio 2017; 36:341-349. [PMID: 28797219 DOI: 10.1080/08869634.2017.1349025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Trismus is a problem commonly encountered by the dental practitioner. It has a number of potential causes, and its treatment will depend on the cause. However, there are very few reports of trismus due to fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) following third molar surgery. CLINICAL PRESENTATION FOP is a rare human genetic disorder with characteristic clinical features like progressive formation of extraskeletal bone or heterotopic ossification and congenital malformation of the great toes. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE It is troublesome to the maxillofacial surgeon, that minimal manipulation and minor surgery can induce bone formation in soft tissues of the head and neck region, particularly the masticatory muscles and the temporomandibular joint. This paper presents a case of severe trismus following third molar extraction, intractable by routine treatment methods, which was later diagnosed as FOP.
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- B R Rajanikanth
- a FDS, M.S.R.U.A.S., Gnanagangotri Campus , Bengaluru , India
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- a FDS, M.S.R.U.A.S., Gnanagangotri Campus , Bengaluru , India
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- a FDS, M.S.R.U.A.S., Gnanagangotri Campus , Bengaluru , India
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Baujat G, Choquet R, Bouée S, Jeanbat V, Courouve L, Ruel A, Michot C, Le Quan Sang KH, Lapidus D, Messiaen C, Landais P, Cormier-Daire V. Prevalence of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) in France: an estimate based on a record linkage of two national databases. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2017; 12:123. [PMID: 28666455 PMCID: PMC5493013 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-017-0674-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Background Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare, severely disabling, and life-shortening genetic disorder that causes the formation of heterotopic bone within soft connective tissue. Previous studies found that the FOP prevalence was about one in every two million lives. The aim of this study is to estimate the FOP prevalence in France by probabilistic record-linkage of 2 national databases: 1) the PMSI (Programme de médicalisation des systèmes d’information), an administrative database that records all hospitalization activities in France and 2) CEMARA, a registry database developed by the French Centres of Reference for Rare Diseases. Results Using a capture-recapture methodology to adjust the crude number of patients identified in both data sources, 89 FOP patients were identified, which results in a prevalence of 1.36 per million inhabitants (CI95% = [1.10; 1.68]). FOP patients’ mean age was 25 years, only 14.9% were above 40 years, and 53% of them were males. The first symptoms – beside toe malformations- occurred after birth for 97.3% of them. Mean age at identified symptoms was 7 years and above 18 years for only 6.9% of patients. Mean age at diagnosis was 10 years, and above 18 years for 14.9% of the patients. FOP patients were distributed across France. Conclusions Despite the challenge of ascertaining patients with rare diseases, we report a much higher prevalence of FOP in France than in previous studies elsewhere. We suggest that efforts to identify patients and confirm the diagnosis of FOP should be reinforced and extended at both national and European level.
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- Geneviève Baujat
- Institut Imagine, Centre de Référence Maladies Osseuses Constitutionnelles, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015, Paris, France
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- BNDMR, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, F-75015, Paris, France.,INSERM, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR_S 1142, LIMICS, F-75006, Paris, France
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- CEMKA, Epidémiologie, 43 boulevard du Maréchal Joffre, 92340, Bourg La Reine, France.
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- CEMKA, Epidémiologie, 43 boulevard du Maréchal Joffre, 92340, Bourg La Reine, France
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- CEMKA, Epidémiologie, 43 boulevard du Maréchal Joffre, 92340, Bourg La Reine, France
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- BNDMR, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, F-75015, Paris, France
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- Institut Imagine, Centre de Référence Maladies Osseuses Constitutionnelles, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015, Paris, France
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- Institut Imagine, Centre de Référence Maladies Osseuses Constitutionnelles, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015, Paris, France
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- BNDMR, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, F-75015, Paris, France
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- UPRES EA2415, Clinical Research University Hospital, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France.,BESPIM, Nimes University Hospital, Nîmes, France
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- Institut Imagine, Centre de Référence Maladies Osseuses Constitutionnelles, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75015, Paris, France
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Anomalie réductionnelle transverse et fibrodysplasie ossifiante progressive atypique, à propos d’un cas de diagnostic tardif. Arch Pediatr 2017; 24:547-551. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2017.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2016] [Revised: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Sferopoulos NK, Kotakidou R, Petropoulos AS. Myositis ossificans in children: a review. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND TRAUMATOLOGY 2017; 27:491-502. [DOI: 10.1007/s00590-017-1932-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Rafati M, Mohamadhashem F, Hoseini A, Hoseininasab F, Ghaffari SR. A novel ACVR1 mutation detected by whole exome sequencing in a family with an unusual skeletal dysplasia. Eur J Med Genet 2016; 59:330-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2016.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2016] [Revised: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The biological function of type I receptors of bone morphogenetic protein in bone. Bone Res 2016; 4:16005. [PMID: 27088043 PMCID: PMC4820739 DOI: 10.1038/boneres.2016.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Revised: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) have multiple roles in skeletal development, homeostasis and regeneration. BMPs signal via type I and type II serine/threonine kinase receptors (BMPRI and BMPRII). In recent decades, genetic studies in humans and mice have demonstrated that perturbations in BMP signaling via BMPRI resulted in various diseases in bone, cartilage, and muscles. In this review, we focus on all three types of BMPRI, which consist of activin-like kinase 2 (ALK2, also called type IA activin receptor), activin-like kinase 3 (ALK3, also called BMPRIA), and activin-like kinase 6 (ALK6, also called BMPRIB). The research areas covered include the current progress regarding the roles of these receptors during myogenesis, chondrogenesis, and osteogenesis. Understanding the physiological and pathological functions of these receptors at the cellular and molecular levels will advance drug development and tissue regeneration for treating musculoskeletal diseases and bone defects in the future.
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Kaplan FS, Kobori JA, Orellana C, Calvo I, Rosello M, Martinez F, Lopez B, Xu M, Pignolo RJ, Shore EM, Groppe JC. Multi-system involvement in a severe variant of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (ACVR1 c.772G>A; R258G): A report of two patients. Am J Med Genet A 2015; 167A:2265-71. [PMID: 26097044 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Severe variants of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) affect <2% of all FOP patients worldwide, but provide an unprecedented opportunity to probe the phenotype-genotype relationships that propel the pathology of this disabling disease. We evaluated two unrelated children who had severe reduction deficits of the hands and feet with absence of nails, progressive heterotopic ossification, hypoplasia of the brain stem, motor and cognitive developmental delays, facial dysmorphology, small malformed teeth, and abnormal hair development. One child had sensorineural hearing loss, microcytic anemia, and a tethered spinal cord and the other had a patent ductus arteriosus and gonadal dysgenesis with sex reversal (karyotype 46, XY female). Both children had an identical mutation in ACVR1 c.772A>G; p.Arg258Gly (R258G), not previously described in FOP. Although many, if not most, FOP mutations directly perturb the structure of the GS regulatory subdomain and presumably the adjacent αC helix, substitution with glycine at R258 may directly alter the position of the helix in the kinase domain, eliminating a key aspect of the autoinhibitory mechanism intrinsic to the wild-type ACVR1 kinase. The high fidelity phenotype-genotype relationship in these unrelated children with the most severe FOP phenotype reported to date suggests that the shared features are due to the dysregulated activity of the mutant kinase during development and postnatally, and provides vital insight into the structural biology and function of ACVR1 as well as the design of small molecule inhibitors.
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- Frederick S Kaplan
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Department ofMedicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,The Center for Research in FOP and Related Disorders, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Genetics, The Permanente Medical Group, Inc., San Jose, California
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- Unidad de Genetica y Diagnostico Prenatal, Hospital Universitario y Politecnio La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario y Politecnio La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Unidad de Genetica y Diagnostico Prenatal, Hospital Universitario y Politecnio La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Unidad de Genetica y Diagnostico Prenatal, Hospital Universitario y Politecnio La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario y Politecnio La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Department ofMedicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,The Center for Research in FOP and Related Disorders, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Department ofMedicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,The Center for Research in FOP and Related Disorders, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,The Center for Research in FOP and Related Disorders, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Department ofGenetics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas
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Morales-Piga A, Bachiller-Corral J, González-Herranz P, Medrano-SanIldelfonso M, Olmedo-Garzón J, Sánchez-Duffhues G. Osteochondromas in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: a widespread trait with a streaking but overlooked appearance when arising at femoral bone end. Rheumatol Int 2015; 35:1759-67. [PMID: 26049728 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-015-3301-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Metaphyseal bony outgrowths are a well-recognized feature of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) phenotype, but its genuine frequency, topographic distribution, morphological aspect, and potential implications are not fully established. To better ascertain the frequency and characteristics of osteocartilaginous exostoses in FOP disease, we conducted a cross-sectional radiological study based on all the traceable cases identified in a previous comprehensive national research. Metaphyseal exostoses were present in all the 17 cases of FOP studied. Although most often arising from the distal femoral (where metaphyseal exostoses adopt a peculiar not yet reported appearance) and proximal tibial bones, we have found that they are not restricted to these areas, but rather can be seen scattered at a variety of other skeletal sites. Using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, we show that these exophytic outgrowths are true osteochondromas. As a whole, these results are in agreement with data coming from the literature review. Our study confirms the presence of metaphyseal osteochondromas as a very frequent trait of FOP phenotype and an outstanding feature of its anomalous skeletal developmental component. In line with recent evidences, this might imply that dysregulation of BMP signaling, in addition to promoting exuberant heterotopic ossification, could induce aberrant chondrogenesis and osteochondroma formation. Unveiling the molecular links between these physiopathological pathways could help to illuminate the mechanisms that govern bone morphogenesis.
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- A Morales-Piga
- Rare Disease Research Institute (Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras - IIER), Carlos III Institute of Health (Instituto de Salud Carlos III - ISCIII), Monforte de Lemos, 5, 28029, Madrid, Spain. .,Consortium for Biomedical Research in Rare Diseases (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras - CIBERER), Madrid, Spain.
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- Rheumatology Department, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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- Orthopedic Surgery Children's Unit, "Teresa Herrera" Mother and Child Hospital, A Coruña, Spain.
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- Rheumatology Department, San Carlos University Clinic Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Morales-Piga AA, García Callejo FJ, González Herranz P, Bachiller-Corral J. [Epidemiologic and public-health issues of progressive fibrodysplasia ossificans in Spain]. Med Clin (Barc) 2015; 144:183. [PMID: 24787683 DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2014.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Revised: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Antonio A Morales-Piga
- Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras (IIER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España.
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- Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica, Hospital Materno Infantil Teresa Herrera (CHU), La Coruña, España
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Morales-Piga A, Bachiller-Corral FJ, Sánchez-Duffhues G. ¿Es la «fibrodisplasia osificante progresiva» una enfermedad de origen vascular? Un modelo patogénico innovador. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 10:389-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2013] [Revised: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Hüning I, Gillessen-Kaesbach G. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: clinical course, genetic mutations and genotype-phenotype correlation. Mol Syndromol 2014; 5:201-11. [PMID: 25337067 DOI: 10.1159/000365770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP, MIM 135100) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder and the most disabling condition of heterotopic (extraskeletal) ossification in humans. Mutations in the ACVR1 gene (MIM 102576) were identified as a genetic cause of FOP [Shore et al., 2006]. Most patients with FOP have the same recurrent single nucleotide change c.617G>A, p.R206H in the ACVR1 gene. Furthermore, 11 other mutations in the ACVR1 gene have been described as a cause of FOP. Here, we review phenotypic and molecular findings of 130 cases of FOP reported in the literature from 1982 to April 2014 and discuss possible genotype-phenotype correlations in FOP patients.
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- Irina Hüning
- Institut für Humangenetik, Universität zu Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Zhang W, Zhang K, Song L, Pang J, Ma H, Shore EM, Kaplan FS, Wang P. The phenotype and genotype of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva in China: a report of 72 cases. Bone 2013; 57:386-91. [PMID: 24051199 PMCID: PMC3975922 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Revised: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, an ultra-rare and disabling genetic disorder of skeletal malformations and progressive heterotopic ossification (HO), is the most catastrophic condition of skeletal metamorphosis in humans. We studied 72 patients with FOP in China and analyzed their phenotypes and genotypes comprising the world's largest ethnically homogeneous population of FOP patients. Ninety-nine percent of patients (71/72 cases) were of Han nationality; and 1% of patients (1/72 cases) were of Hui nationality. Based on clinical examination, 92% of patients (66/72 cases) had classic FOP; 4% of patients (3/72 cases) were FOP-plus; and 4% of patients (3/72) were FOP variants. Importantly, all individuals with FOP had mutations in the protein-coding region of activin A receptor, type I/activin-like kinase 2 (ACVR1/ALK2). Ninety-seven percent of FOP patients (70/72 cases) had the canonical c.617G>A (p.R206H) mutation, while 3% of FOP patients (2/72 cases) had variant mutations in ACVR1/ALK2. Taken together, the genotypes and phenotypes of individuals with FOP from the Han nationality in China are similar to those reported elsewhere and support the fidelity of this ultra-rare disorder in the world's most highly populated nation and across wide racial, ethnic, gender and geographic distributions.
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- Wei Zhang
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Tongji University, Shanghai, China
- Corresponding author at: No. 389, Xincun Road, Putuo District, Shanghai. China. Phone: 86-13621798084(cell). (Keqin Zhang)
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Genetics, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Center for Research in FOP and Related Disorders, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Center for Research in FOP and Related Disorders, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Medicine, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated with Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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Giacopelli F, Cappato S, Tonachini L, Mura M, Di Lascio S, Fornasari D, Ravazzolo R, Bocciardi R. Identification and characterization of regulatory elements in the promoter of ACVR1, the gene mutated in Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2013; 8:145. [PMID: 24047559 PMCID: PMC4015442 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-8-145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background The ACVR1 gene encodes a type I receptor for bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). Mutations in the ACVR1 gene are associated with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), a rare and extremely disabling disorder characterized by congenital malformation of the great toes and progressive heterotopic endochondral ossification in muscles and other non-skeletal tissues. Several aspects of FOP pathophysiology are still poorly understood, including mechanisms regulating ACVR1 expression. This work aimed to identify regulatory elements that control ACVR1 gene transcription. Methods and results We first characterized the structure and composition of human ACVR1 gene transcripts by identifying the transcription start site, and then characterized a 2.9 kb upstream region. This region showed strong activating activity when tested by reporter gene assays in transfected cells. We identified specific elements within the 2.9 kb region that are important for transcription factor binding using deletion constructs, co-transfection experiments with plasmids expressing selected transcription factors, site-directed mutagenesis of consensus binding-site sequences, and by protein/DNA binding assays. We also characterized a GC-rich minimal promoter region containing binding sites for the Sp1 transcription factor. Conclusions Our results showed that several transcription factors such as Egr-1, Egr-2, ZBTB7A/LRF, and Hey1, regulate the ACVR1 promoter by binding to the -762/-308 region, which is essential to confer maximal transcriptional activity. The Sp1 transcription factor acts at the most proximal promoter segment upstream of the transcription start site. We observed significant differences in different cell types suggesting tissue specificity of transcriptional regulation. These findings provide novel insights into the molecular mechanisms that regulate expression of the ACVR1 gene and that could be targets of new strategies for future therapeutic treatments.
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- Francesca Giacopelli
- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmogy, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health and CEBR, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy.
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Morales-Piga A, García Ribes M, Arribas Álvaro P, Casado Álvaro C, Posada de La Paz M, Bachiller-Corral J. [Is there a place in primary care for rare diseases? The case of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva]. Aten Primaria 2013; 45:324-8. [PMID: 23369643 PMCID: PMC6985523 DOI: 10.1016/j.aprim.2012.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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La fibrodisplasia osificante progresiva es una de las enfermedades constitucionales óseas más devastadoras, y supone un ejemplo válido para establecer el papel de la asistencia primaria en la atención a las enfermedades poco frecuentes. Aunque las enfermedades raras suelen presentar alteraciones llamativas pueden remedar síntomas y signos de trastornos comunes, con riesgo de pasar desapercibidas. Por ello, todos los profesionales sanitarios deberían proceder con un grado de sospecha razonable ante un paciente con una enfermedad aparentemente común con rasgos atípicos o evolución no convencional. En el seguimiento integral e individualizado, los cuidados dispensados por el equipo de atención primaria en coordinación con otros dispositivos asistenciales, son fundamentales. La calidad de la atención a enfermedades raras no puede ser inferior a la que se presta a los demás procesos crónicos, ya que –además de ser un imperativo de justicia y equidad– estos pacientes son, en esencia, el «paradigma de la cronicidad».
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- Antonio Morales-Piga
- Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras (IIER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Bandyopadhyay A, Yadav PS, Prashar P. BMP signaling in development and diseases: a pharmacological perspective. Biochem Pharmacol 2013; 85:857-64. [PMID: 23333766 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2013.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2012] [Revised: 01/01/2013] [Accepted: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling has been implicated in several processes during embryonic development and in adult tissue homeostasis. Maintenance of many organs such as skin, intestinal villi, bones and bone marrow requires continuous regeneration and subsequent differentiation of stem cells in order to maintain organ shape and size necessary for proper functioning. Although BMPs were initially identified as osteogenic factors present in demineralized bone capable of inducing ectopic bone formation, it is now evident that BMPs perform several other functions during embryonic development as well as during the adult life of an organism. Many disorders have been linked to either the BMPs or the molecules functioning downstream of BMP signaling pathway. This review summarizes the existing literature describing the role of BMP signaling during embryonic development and in adult tissue homeostasis to provide a perspective on pharmacological interventions of BMP signaling pathway to mitigate several disease conditions.
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- Amitabha Bandyopadhyay
- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India.
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Rogoveanu O, Traistaru R, Streba CT, Stoica Z, Popescu R. Clinical, evolution and therapeutical considerations upon a case of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP). J Med Life 2013; 6:454-8. [PMID: 24868261 PMCID: PMC4034297 DOI: pmid/24868261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Accepted: 09/28/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an autosomal dominant genetic transmitted disease, with a rare incidence (1-2 cases/million persons) and it usually affects female patients. Its manifestations include acute pain episodes that tend to repeat, involving the soft tissue and the axial muscles with later appearance of ectopic bone tissue in ligaments, joints and tendons. In the great majority of times, the skeletal modifications are observed at birth but the first clinical symptoms occur at 2-4 years old. The clinical symptoms include pain and inflammation of the soft tissue, sometimes associated with fever and cutaneous erythema, joint symptoms--pain, stiffness most frequently concerning the scapular and pelvic girdle, bone malformations--short hallux, microdactilia, kyphoscoliosis, thorax malformations. The diagnosis is established based on the clinical symptoms and the imagistic investigations: CT, MRI - which indicate the joint modification and the ectopic bone tissue. Muscular biopsy is not indicated as it leads to new lesions in the already traumatized areas.
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- O Rogoveanu
- Craiova University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
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- Craiova University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
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- Craiova University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
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- Craiova University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
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- Craiova University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
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