Production and characterization of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from Joubert Syndrome: CSSi001-A (2850)

Publication date: Available online 9 January 2018 Source:Stem Cell Research Author(s): Jessica Rosati, Filomena Altieri, Silvia Tardivo, Elisa Maria Turco, Marina Goldoni, Iolanda Spasari, Daniela Ferrari, Laura Bernardini, Giuseppe Lamorte, Enza Maria Valente, Angelo Luigi Vescovi Joubert Syndrome (JS) is a rare autosomal recessive or X-linked condition characterized by a peculiar cerebellar malformation, known as the molar tooth sign (MTS), associated with other neurological phenotypes and multiorgan involvement. JS is a ciliopathy, a spectrum of disorders whose causative genes encode proteins involved in the primary cilium apparatus. In order to elucidate ciliopathy-associated molecular mechanisms, human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) were derived from a patient affected by JS carrying a homozygous missense mutation in the AHI1 gene (p.H896R) that encodes a protein named Jouberin.
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