Article
Diseases in a dish: modeling human genetic disorders using induced pluripotent cells.
Nature medicine - 1 Dec 2011
Tiscornia Gustavo, Vivas Erica Lorenzo, Izpisúa Belmonte Juan Carlos
Abstract excerpt
The derivation of induced pluripotent cells (iPSCs) from individuals suffering from genetic syndromes offers new opportunities for basic research into these diseases and the development of therapeutic compounds. iPSCs can self renew and can be differentiated to many cell types, offering a potentially unlimited source of material for study. In this review we discuss the conceptual and practical issues to consider...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Disease Models, Animal
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn
- Genome, Human
- Humans
- Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
- Phenotype
