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Integration-free induced pluripotent stem cells model genetic and neural developmental features of down syndrome etiology.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) - 1 Mar 2013
Briggs James A, Sun Jane, Shepherd Jill, Ovchinnikov Dmitry A, Chung Tung-Liang, Nayler Sam P, Kao Li-Pin, Morrow Carl A, Thakar Nilay Y, Soo Set-Yen, Peura Teija, Grimmond Sean, Wolvetang Ernst J
Abstract excerpt
Down syndrome (DS) is the most frequent cause of human congenital mental retardation. Cognitive deficits in DS result from perturbations of normal cellular processes both during development and in adult tissues, but the mechanisms underlying DS etiology remain poorly understood. To assess the ability of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to model DS phenotypes, as a prototypical complex human disease, we...
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