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Generation of a High Number of Healthy Erythroid Cells from Gene-Edited Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Patient-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.
Stem cell reports - 8 Dec 2015
Garate Zita, Quintana-Bustamante Oscar, Crane Ana M, Olivier Emmanuel, Poirot Laurent, Galetto Roman, Kosinski Penelope, Hill Collin, Kung Charles, Agirre Xabi, Orman Israel, Cerrato Laura, Alberquilla Omaira, Rodriguez-Fornes Fatima, Fusaki Noemi, Garcia-Sanchez Felix, Maia Tabita M, Ribeiro Maria L, Sevilla Julian, Prosper Felipe, Jin Shengfang, Mountford Joanne, Guenechea Guillermo, Gouble Agnes, Bueren Juan A, Davis Brian R, Segovia Jose C
Abstract excerpt
Pyruvate kinase deficiency (PKD) is a rare erythroid metabolic disease caused by mutations in the PKLR gene. Erythrocytes from PKD patients show an energetic imbalance causing chronic non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia, as pyruvate kinase defects impair ATP production in erythrocytes. We generated PKD induced pluripotent stem cells (PKDiPSCs) from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PB-MNCs) of PKD patients by...
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