Title |
International physician survey on management of FOP: a modified Delphi study
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Published in |
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, June 2017
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DOI | 10.1186/s13023-017-0659-4 |
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Authors |
Maja Di Rocco, Genevieve Baujat, Marta Bertamino, Matthew Brown, Carmen L. De Cunto, Patricia L. R. Delai, Elisabeth M. W. Eekhoff, Nobuhiko Haga, Edward Hsiao, Richard Keen, Rolf Morhart, Robert J. Pignolo, Frederick S. Kaplan |
Abstract |
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), a disabling disorder of progressive heterotopic ossification (HEO), is caused by heterozygous gain-of- function mutations in Activin receptor A, type I (ACVR1, also known as ALK2), a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) type I receptor. Presently, symptomatic management is possible, but no definitive treatments are available. Although extensive guidelines for symptomatic management are widely used, regional preferences exist. In order to understand if there was worldwide consensus among clinicians treating FOP patients, an expert panel of physicians directly involved in FOP patient care was convened. Using a modified Delphi method, broad international consensus was reached on four main topics: diagnosis, prevention of flare-ups, patient and family-centered care and general clinical management issues. This study of physician preferences provides a basis for standardization of clinical management for FOP. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Netherlands | 1 | 33% |
Sweden | 1 | 33% |
Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 34 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 9% |
Other | 3 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 3 | 9% |
Researcher | 3 | 9% |
Other | 10 | 29% |
Unknown | 8 | 24% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 26% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 12% |
Engineering | 4 | 12% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 6% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 3% |
Other | 6 | 18% |
Unknown | 8 | 24% |