Generation of disease-specific and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene-corrected iPS cells from a patient with adult progeria Werner syndrome

Adult progeria Werner syndrome (WS), a rare autosomal recessive disorder, is characterized by accelerated aging symptoms after puberty. The causative gene, WRN, is a member of the RecQ DNA helicase family and is predominantly involved in DNA replication, repair, and telomere maintenance. Here, we re...

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Main Authors: Hisaya Kato, Yoshiro Maezawa, Yasuo Ouchi, Naoya Takayama, Masamitsu Sone, Kanako Sone, Aki Takada-Watanabe, Kyoko Tsujimura, Masaya Koshizaka, Sayaka Nagasawa, Hisako Saitoh, Manami Ohtaka, Mahito Nakanishi, Hidetoshi Tahara, Akira Shimamoto, Atsushi Iwama, Koji Eto, Koutaro Yokote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Stem Cell Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873506121002063