Happy International #FOPAwarenessDay!
23rd April, 2006 is the day the world's leading FOP research & charity team, IFOPA.org, cracked the gene code: discovering the gene!
Until then, FOP was a total mystery. Nobody knew what caused FOP. Groundbreaking progress kickstarted the journey.
23rd April, 2006 is the day the world's leading FOP research & charity team, IFOPA.org, cracked the gene code: discovering the gene!
Until then, FOP was a total mystery. Nobody knew what caused FOP. Groundbreaking progress kickstarted the journey.
IFOPA - International Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Association
IFOPA.org
April 24, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Happy International #FOPAwarenessDay!
23rd April, 2006 is the day the world's leading FOP research & charity team, IFOPA.org, cracked the gene code: discovering the gene!
Until then, FOP was a total mystery. Nobody knew what caused FOP. Groundbreaking progress kickstarted the journey.
23rd April, 2006 is the day the world's leading FOP research & charity team, IFOPA.org, cracked the gene code: discovering the gene!
Until then, FOP was a total mystery. Nobody knew what caused FOP. Groundbreaking progress kickstarted the journey.
It's International #FOPAwarenessDay 🧬
April 23rd, 2006 — the day when IFOPA.org discovered the gene that causes Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva.
Until that day, FOP was a total mystery.
The ACVR1 gene mutation triggers the autoimmune system to turn muscles, tendons, & ligaments into bone.
April 23rd, 2006 — the day when IFOPA.org discovered the gene that causes Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva.
Until that day, FOP was a total mystery.
The ACVR1 gene mutation triggers the autoimmune system to turn muscles, tendons, & ligaments into bone.
April 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It's International #FOPAwarenessDay 🧬
April 23rd, 2006 — the day when IFOPA.org discovered the gene that causes Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva.
Until that day, FOP was a total mystery.
The ACVR1 gene mutation triggers the autoimmune system to turn muscles, tendons, & ligaments into bone.
April 23rd, 2006 — the day when IFOPA.org discovered the gene that causes Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva.
Until that day, FOP was a total mystery.
The ACVR1 gene mutation triggers the autoimmune system to turn muscles, tendons, & ligaments into bone.