Establishment of induced pluripotent stem cells from Werner syndrome fibroblasts

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 14:30 in Health & Medicine

Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from Werner Syndrome fibroblasts have been established, scientists report. The therapeutic methods for this disease are very limited. It is expected that patient-derived iPS cells can be used for the development of innovative therapies. Additionally, the mutated gene in patient-derived iPS cells can be corrected by genome editing. This advantage will be help in the development of new gene and cell therapies for Werner syndrome.

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