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Using induced pluripotent stem cells to understand retinal ciliopathy disease mechanisms and develop therapies.
Biochemical Society transactions - 15 Oct 2016
Parfitt David A, Lane Amelia, Ramsden Conor, Jovanovic Katarina, Coffey Peter J, Hardcastle Alison J, Cheetham Michael E
Abstract excerpt
The photoreceptor cells in the retina have a highly specialised sensory cilium, the outer segment (OS), which is important for detecting light. Mutations in cilia-related genes often result in retinal degeneration. The ability to reprogramme human cells into induced pluripotent stem cells and then differentiate them into a wide range of different cell types has revolutionised our ability to study human disease....
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