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The medical community had recorded some cases that were likely this disorder as far back as the 1800's. It was described as a disease that causes people to "turn into stone". It became more well known in the 1970's with the treatment and eventual death of a patient with the extremely rare genetic disorder who donated his body to science. The gene that causes the progressive ossification of soft tissue to bone, was identified in 2006. It is called FOP disease because the medical name is Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. For more information from WikiPedia on FOP, see the related links section below.
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What causes FOP?
if you mean the disease, i have it. FOP is a gene in your body that tells it to make more bones.
How many deaths have there been due to FOP disease?
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare genetic disorder -- only occurring in 1 out of 2 million people. Given its rarity, only a few thousand people have had it and have died from it.See the related links section for a link to more information about FOP.
When was Fop Smit born?
Fop Smit was born in 1777.
When did Fop Smit die?
Fop Smit died in 1866.
Are you a fop if your sloppy.?
A fop is concerned with perfect appearance, a glamour boy
How do you use fop in a sentence?
A fop is someone who is obsessed with how they look and dress. A good sentence would be, he was so fop about everything that it ran his life.
What is a sentence with fop?
He was such a fop spending two hours getting ready for the dance.
When was atherosclerosis discovered?
my neighbor discovered it
Where was tay sachs disease discovered?
it was discovered in wellington
Where was tay-sach disease discovered?
it was discovered in wellington
Who discovered CIPA?
DEARBORN discovered this disease in 1932
When was Alzheimer disease discovered?
discovered in 1907 by Alois Alzheimer
