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Exciting Announcement: Researchers awarded a U.S. Department of Defense grant to fund a four-year study of Fibrous Dysplasia (FD)

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Here’s some exciting news to share with families, friends, and donors! Researchers at Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) awarded a U.S. Department of Defense grant to fund a four-year study of Fibrous Dysplasia (FD) HSDM, and MGH will receive just over $3 million for this study. “This funding will […]

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$160K FD/MAS Research Funding Available

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We are delighted to share the Request for Applications for this year’s Team FD/MAS Million Dollar Bike Ride grants:   Fibrous dysplasia/McCune-Albright syndrome (FD/MAS) is a rare multisystem disease caused by somatic mutations in GNAS. The mutation results in constitutive activation of the Gsα cAMP signaling pathway. Skeletal manifestations include bone pain, fractures, deformity, and […]

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Watch the Launch Meeting for International Consortium for FD/MAS

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On July 14th 2022, the International Consortium for FD/MAS (ICFDMAS) held a launch meeting open to all researchers, clinicians, and advocates. The meeting agenda included an introduction to the ICFDMAS, a presentation from the collaborating patient groups from around the globe, and updates on clinical and basic research in the field of FD/MAS. The meeting […]

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International FD/MAS Patient Groups Release Top Priorities for FD/MAS research

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC (July 14th, 2022)   To the researchers and clinicians of the International Consortium for FD/MAS: Patient groups from around the globe including FD/MAS Alliance, Patiëntenvereniging Fibreuze Dysplasie, ASOCIACIÓN DE DISPLASIA FIBROSA – ADF, Fibrous Dysplasia Support Society UK, EAMAS, FD/MAS Brasil, and GULI (FD/MAS) Care Center have collectively identified nine […]

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Research Article Emphasizes the Importance of Screening for Patients with FD/MAS for Pain

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Pain in people with FD/MAS is common and can come and go. While not every person with FD/MAS experiences FD-related pain, every person who seeks help for FD/MAS pain should be taken seriously.  Among many clinicians, there has been a longstanding and misinformed belief that FD/MAS does not cause pain. This idea has been refuted, […]

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Mouse Models, Research, and Hope

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We had the pleasure of interviewing Yingzi Yang, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Developmental Biology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Yang is a leading scientist/researcher in skeletal biology and genetic disease studies and the recipient of a Team FD/MAS Million Dollar Bike Ride award. Dr. Yang received her B.S. […]

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International Consortium for FD/MAS Launch Meeting

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Researchers, clinicians, and advocates are invited to the International Consortium for FD/MAS Launch Meeting July 14th, 2022 at 13:00 – 16:00 GMT (9:00 – 12:00 EST) Please Register via this link. 

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Global collaboration launches the International Consortium for Fibrous Dysplasia and McCune-Albright Syndrome

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18 February 2022 Media Contact:  info@icfdmas.com FD/MAS Alliance, Patiëntenvereniging Fibreuze Dysplasie, ASOCIACIÓN DE DISPLASIA FIBROSA – ADF, Fibrous Dysplasia Support Society UK, and European Association for McCune-Albright Syndrome are announcing the launch of the International Consortium for Fibrous Dysplasia and McCune-Albright syndrome Ltd. (ICFDMAS).  Fibrous dysplasia and McCune-Albright syndrome (FD|MAS) is a rare disease that […]

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Meet the International Consortium for FD/MAS

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February 20th at 11:00 EST on Facebook live (even if you don’t have Facebook) The international Consortium for FD/MAS (ICFDMAS) will officially launch on 20th of February, 2022. The group has met informally since 2015 as a group of researchers, clinicians, and patient advocates from around the world. Over the course of these meetings, a consensus was […]

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2021 Team FD/MAS Research Grants Announced

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FD/MAS Alliance is thrilled to share that three FD/MAS research grants have been awarded from the 2021 Million Dollar Bike Ride! Last spring, Team FD/MAS raised $161,373 for fibrous dysplasia, McCune-Albright syndrome (FD/MAS)-focused research through the UPenn Orphan Disease Center’s Million Dollar Bike Ride. After careful review of several applications by the FD/MAS Alliance’s Scientific […]

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