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Congenital ectopic ossification

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Myositis ossificans progressiva is the most striking congenital cause of ectopic ossification.

It is a rare genetic disorder of the connective tissue:

  • inheritance is autosomal dominant with variable penetrance
  • the prevalence is 1 per million

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