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Visualizing Genetic Variants, Short Targets, and Point Mutations in the Morphological Tissue Context with an RNA <em>In Situ</em> Hybridization Assay

Because precision medicine is highly dependent on the accurate detection of biomarkers, there is an increasing need for standardized and robust ...

Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc

Zellweger spectrum disorder (PBD-ZSD) is a disease continuum caused by mutations in a subset of PEX genes required for normal peroxisome assembly and function. They highlight the importance of peroxisomes in the development and functions of the central nervous system, liver, and other organs. To date, the underlying bases for the cell-type specificity of disease are not fully elucidated.

Induced pluripotent stem cell models of Zellweger spectrum disorder show impaired peroxisome assembly and cell type-specific lipid abnormalities.

Orangutans are an endangered species whose natural habitats are restricted to the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Along with the African great apes, orangutans are among the closest living relatives to humans. For potential species conservation and functional genomics studies, we derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from cryopreserved somatic cells obtained from captive orangutans.

Article	Year
Induced pluripotent stem cell models of Zellweger spectrum disorder show impaired peroxisome assembly and cell type-specific lipid abnormalities. Stem cell research & therapy\| PubMed ID: 26319495	2015
Derivation of induced pluripotent stem cells from orangutan skin fibroblasts. BMC research notes\| PubMed ID: 26475477	2015

Xiao-Ming Mindy Wang

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