Selected Publications

McCullough M.: A crippling disease called FOP is so rare it usually goes undiagnosed. A documentary may change that. Philadelphia Inquirer. : 2020.

Kaplan FS, Shore EM.: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. National Organization for Rare Disorders. : 2020.

Pignolo RJ, Wang H, Kaplan FS.: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: a segmental progeroid syndrome. 10 1-3, 2020 Frontiers in Endocrinology 10 (Article 908) : 1-3,2020.

Kou S, DeCunto C, Baujat G, Wentworth KL, Grogan DR, Brown MA, DiRocco M, Keen R, Al Mukaddam M, le Qua Sang K-H, Masharani U, Kaplan FS, Pignolo RJ, Hsiao EC.: Patients with ACVR1R206H mutations have an increased prevalence of cardiac condition abnormalities on electrocardiogram in a natural history study of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Orphanet J Rare Diseases : 2020.

Kaplan FS. Kaplan FS, Al Mukaddam M, Stanley A, Towler OW, Shore EM.: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP): A disorder of osteochondrogenesis. Bone : 2020.

Pignolo RJ, Cheung K. Kile S, Fitzpatrick MA, DeCunto C, Al Mukaddam M, Hsiao EC, Baujat G, Delai P, Eekhoff, EMW, DiRocco M, Grunwald Z, Haga N, Keen R, Levi B, Morhart R, Scott C, Sherman A, Zhang K, Kaplan FS.: Self-reported baseline phenotypes from the International Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) Association global registry. Bone : 2020.

Pignolo RJ, Kaplan FS.: Druggable targets, clinical trial design and proposed pharmacological management in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs. p. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/21678707. 2020.1751122 Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs : 1-9,2020.

Kaplan FS, Al Mukaddam M, Pignolo RJ.: Compartment syndrome of the thigh in a patient with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. J Ortho Case Reports 10 (3): 103-107,2020.

Kaplan FS, Shore EM.: Progressive osseous heteroplasia. National Organization for Rare Disorders. : 2020.

Cali A & Schwegler O (Executive Producers).: Tin Soldiers. Blink Films. Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, World Premier – Johannesburg (Jozi) Film Festival; October 5, 2019 Blink Films. Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, World Premier – Johannesburg (Jozi) Film Festival; Winner of Hollywood Independent Filmmaker Award. : 2019.

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