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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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FD/MAS Alliance’s Fiscal Year 2022 Impact Report

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The FY 2022 Annual Report outlines all the accomplishments that you and our community have made possible in the last year.  These pages are filled with hope and with the faces of those who know that, because of the generosity of our donors, they are not alone, and better evidence-based treatments are possible. Your generosity […]

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Take the Lead: Optimizing Palliative Care

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While not every person with FD/MAS has pain, many in the FD/MAS community do experience significant pain, and their concerns are not always taken seriously.  Because of the varied responses that patients receive to their concerns, it’s important to understand the resources available for addressing FD/MAS-related pain.  To explore this topic, we spoke to FD/MAS […]

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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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Optimizing Your In-Person and Telehealth Visits

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Have you ever gone to a long-awaited medical appointment only to realize the provider isn’t familiar with fibrous dysplasia, McCune-Albright syndrome (FD/MAS)? Do you feel overwhelmed with health challenges, unsure which issue to address first, or how to tease one complaint out from the ways it affects the rest of your daily life and medical […]

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Disability Benefits 101 and 102

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We’re pleased to share the recording of this 2 part workshop designed to help individuals with disabilities reach a greater understanding of some of the different government benefits available.  These benefits are discussed in detail in clear, concise language, including how to qualify for, and the differences between, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, Social Security […]

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Meet the PAC!

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In July 2022, FD/MAS Alliance launched our inaugural Patient Advisory Council, a group of community advisors and organizational ambassadors for the FD/MAS Alliance.  Without the trust, respect, support, and engagement of the FD/MAS community, our work cannot be successful.  The community members who stepped forward to form this first class of ambassadors represent some of […]

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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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Miss (and Ms.) Amazing

Patient Spotlight

Meet Ellasyn Berry of Little Chute, Wisconsin.  At 13 years old, she is a rollercoaster rider, a swimmer, a Bath & Body Works shopper, a future anesthesiologist, and living every day with McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) and Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia (PFD).  Ellasyn is surrounded by family that she lovingly describes as “chaotic.” Mom (Leah) works for […]

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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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