Heterotopic ossification in skin:special focus on multiple miliary osteoma cutis and the role of bone morphogenetic proteins

Abstract Heterotopic ossification is a pathological condition in which bone forms outside the skeletal system. It can also occur in skin, which is the case in some genetic disorders. In multiple miliary osteoma cutis (MMOC), tiny bone fragments develop in the dermis and nearby subcutaneous tissue o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moilanen, R. (Riina)
Other Authors: Tuukkanen, J. (Juha)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Oulun yliopisto 2014
Subjects:
iho
Online Access:http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526203478
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9789526203478