Stem Cell Research (Dec 2019)

Generation of the Niemann–Pick type C2 patient-derived iPSC line AKOSi001-A

  • Christin Völkner,
  • Franziska Peter,
  • Maik Liedtke,
  • Saskia Krohn,
  • Iris Lindner,
  • Hugo Murua Escobar,
  • Chiara Cimmaruta,
  • Jan Lukas,
  • Andreas Hermann,
  • Moritz J. Frech

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 41

Abstract

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Niemann-Pick disease Type C (NPC) is a rare progressive neurodegenerative disorder with an incidence of 1:120,000 caused by mutations in the NPC1 or NPC2 gene. Only 5% of NPC patients suffer from mutations of the NPC2 gene. Here we demonstrate the generation of a Niemann–Pick disease Type C2 (NPC2) patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell line. This cell line is capable to differentiate into derivatives of the neuronal lineage, providing a valuable tool to study pathogenic mechanisms of NPC2.