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Motor neurons derived from ALS-related mouse iPS cells recapitulate pathological features of ALS.
Experimental & molecular medicine - 9 Dec 2016
Park Ju-Hwang, Park Hang-Soo, Hong Sunghoi, Kang Seongman
Abstract excerpt
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a late-onset progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain. Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) are known to induce ALS. Although many research models have been developed, the exact pathological mechanism of ALS remains unknown. The recently developed induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell technology...
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