The condition, called heterotopicossification, occurs when an area of the body is signaled to grow bone rather than other tissues.
这种情况,被称为异位骨化,是由于身体的某块区域发出长骨头的信号,而不是生长其他组织。
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Though there's no way to prevent or know when a person will develop heterotopicossification, scientists now have a starting point to develop drugs that could help treat the problem.