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Due to this disease, Lexi will not be able to survive any minor trauma too, such as falling over. She will also not be able to ever receive injections or take dental care
A five-month-old baby girl, Lexi Robins, from the UK, is turning into stone due to a rare genetic condition that turns muscles into bones.
Lexi Robins has been diagnosed with a rare genetic disease called Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) which affects only one in two million people.
FOP is a life-limiting disease that results in bone formation outside the skeleton, limiting one s movements. It basically replaces muscles with bones, which in layman terms, changes the body into stone.
by Dr Jayashree on July 6, 2021 at 9:46 AM
The parents of a five-month-old baby girl suffering from an extremely rare genetic condition turning her into stone are warning other families to look for potential signs.
Baby Lexi Robins born on January 31 to Alex and Dave couple from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK, is diagnosed with a life-limiting incurable disease called
fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) that affects just one in two million people.
This condition replaces muscles and connective tissues with bone leading to bone formation outside the skeleton, prompting restricted movement. So, this disease is compared to the body turning to stone.
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5-month-old baby girl in UK turning to stone due to rare disease
5-month-old baby girl in UK turning to stone due to rare disease
Five-month-old Lexi Robins from the UK is turning to a stone due to an extremely rare genetic condition Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) turns muscles into bones.
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UPDATED: July 4, 2021 11:25 IST
Lexi Robins was born on January 31 and seemed like any other normal baby, except she didn t move her thumb and had bigger toes. (Photo: Instagram/alexrobins )
A five-month-old baby girl from the United Kingdom is turning to a stone due to an extremely rare genetic condition that turns muscles into bones.
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