Patients' own skin cells are transformed into heart cells to create 'disease in a dish'

(Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute) In a paper published Jan. 27 in Nature, researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and Johns Hopkins University unveil the first maturation-based "disease in a dish" model for arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C). The model was created using induced pluripotent stem cells and a new method to mimic metabolic maturity. This model is likely more relevant to human ARVD/C than other models and therefore better suited for studying the disease and testing new treatments.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news