The gene encodes a membrane bound receptor essential for signal transduction through a tyrosine kinase. This receptor has an important function in cell development, so heterozygous mutations in this gene are associated with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive.
| Clinic | Method | Carrier testing |
| Turnaround | 5 days | |
| Specimen type | genomic DNA |
| Clinic | Method | Massive parallel sequencing |
| Turnaround | 25 days | |
| Specimen type | genomic DNA |
| Clinic | Method | Genomic sequencing of the entire coding region |
| Turnaround | 25 days | |
| Specimen type | genomic DNA |