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A library of ATTR amyloidosis patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells for disease modelling and in vitro testing of novel therapeutics.
Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis - 1 Sept 2018
Giadone Richard M, Rosarda Jessica D, Akepati Prithvi Reddy, Thomas Arianne C, Boldbaatar Batbold, James Marianne F, Wilson Andrew A, Sanchorawala Vaishali, Connors Lawreen H, Berk John L, Wiseman R Luke, Murphy George J
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR amyloidosis) is an autosomal dominant protein-folding disorder caused by over 100 distinct mutations in the transthyretin (TTR) gene. In ATTR amyloidosis, protein secreted from the liver aggregates and forms amyloid fibrils in downstream target organs, chiefly the heart and peripheral nervous system. Few animal models of ATTR amyloidosis exist and none recapitulate the...
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