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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva is not only an extremely disabling disease but also a condition of considerably shortened lifespan. The most common cause of death in patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva is cardiorespiratory failure from thoracic insufficiency syndrome.
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