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Repressed SIRT1/PGC-1α pathway and mitochondrial disintegration in iPSC-derived RPE disease model of age-related macular degeneration.
Journal of translational medicine - 20 Dec 2016
Golestaneh Nady, Chu Yi, Cheng Shuk Kei, Cao Hong, Poliakov Eugenia, Berinstein Daniel M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Study of age related macular degeneration (AMD) has been hampered by lack of human models that represent the complexity of the disease. Here we have developed a human in vitro disease model of AMD to investigate the underlying AMD disease mechanisms. METHODS: Generation of iPSCs from retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) of AMD donors, age-matched normal donors, skin fibroblasts of a dry AMD patient, and...
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