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Rescue of ATP7B function in hepatocyte-like cells from Wilson's disease induced pluripotent stem cells using gene therapy or the chaperone drug curcumin.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Aug 2011
Zhang Shiqiang, Chen Shen, Li Wen, Guo Xiangpeng, Zhao Ping, Xu Jianyong, Chen Yan, Pan Qiong, Liu Xiaorong, Zychlinski Daniela, Lu Hai, Tortorella Micky D, Schambach Axel, Wang Yan, Pei Duanqing, Esteban Miguel A
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Directed hepatocyte differentiation from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) potentially provides a unique platform for modeling liver genetic diseases and performing drug-toxicity screening in vitro. Wilson's disease is a genetic disease caused by mutations in the ATP7B gene, whose product is a liver transporter protein responsible for coordinated copper export into bile and blood. Interestingly, the...
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