Even if the answer to FOP is only for FOP, it wouldn't in any way dissuade me from working on it, ... I would hope we can make a difference for these kids (and find) medications, treatment or therapy that would enable them to prevent a joint from turning into bone or restore movement to some joint already frozen.
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Generally, though, these people are quite healthy, ... Perhaps there is an auto-inflammatory component because they tend to be tremendously resistant to infections. But if they happen to get a cold or respiratory infection, it's more likely to become a complicated issue.
These people are literally imprisoned in a second skeleton, ... It transforms muscles, tendons, ligaments -- connective tissues become sheathed in bone. It spans joints, locking them into place and rendering movement completely impossible.
This quote is just one of 9 total Fred Kaplan quotes in our collection. Fred Kaplan is known for saying 'Even if the answer to FOP is only for FOP, it wouldn't in any way dissuade me from working on it, ... I would hope we can make a difference for these kids (and find) medications, treatment or therapy that would enable them to prevent a joint from turning into bone or restore movement to some joint already frozen.' as well as some of the following quotes.