Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Functional Characterization of Friedreich Ataxia iPS-Derived Neuronal Progenitors and Their Integration in the Adult Brain

Functional Characterization of Friedreich Ataxia iPS-Derived Neuronal Progenitors and Their Integration in the Adult Brain . Matthew J. Bird, Karina Needham, Ann E. Frazier, Jorien van Rooijen, Jessie Leung, Shelley Hough, Mark Denham, Matthew E. Thornton, Clare L. Parish, Bryony A. Nayagam, Martin Pera, David R. Thorburn, Lachlan H. Thompson, Mirella Dottori. PLoS ONE 9(7): e101718. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101718, Published: July 7, 2014

FA iPS cells are highly valuable for establishing a human cellular model system of FRDA that can be further utilised to accelerate development of FRDA treatments.

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