Article
Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Go Diabetic: A Glimpse on Monogenic Variants.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2021
Heller Sandra, Melzer Michael Karl, Azoitei Ninel, Julier Cécile, Kleger Alexander
Abstract excerpt
Diabetes, as one of the major diseases in industrial countries, affects over 350 million people worldwide. Type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are the most common forms with both types having invariable genetic influence. It is accepted that a subset of all diabetes patients, generally estimated to account for 1-2% of all diabetic cases, is attributed to mutations in single genes. As only a subset of these...
Topics
- Animals
- CRISPR-Cas Systems
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Lineage
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Embryonic Stem Cells
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Gene Editing
- Genetic Variation
- Heterozygote
