[ALS patient-specific iPS cells]

Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2012;52(11):1137-8. doi: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.52.1137.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Disease modeling of ALS using patient-specific iPS cells provides several insight into ALS pathogensis(1)~3)). Solutions, including rapid differentiation from iPS cells to motor neurons(4)), to technical hurdle of iPS cell technology(5)) will advance the field of disease modeling of ALS.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / pathology*
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Humans
  • Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells*
  • Models, Biological