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Maria C. Marchetto, Kristen J. Brennand, Leah F. Boyer, Fred H. Gage, Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and neurological disease modeling: progress and promises, Human Molecular Genetics, Volume 20, Issue R2, 15 October 2011, Pages R109–R115, https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddr336
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Abstract
The systematic generation of neurons from patients with neurological disorders can provide important insights into disease pathology, progression and mechanism. This review will discuss recent progress in modeling neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and highlight some of the current challenges in the field. Combined with other technologies previously used to study brain disease, iPSC modeling has the promise to influence modern medicine on several fronts: early diagnosis, drug development and effective treatment.