Stem Cell Research (Jun 2024)

Generation of an induced pluripotent stem cell line (SJTUGHi001-A) from a patient with Retinitis Pigmentosa carrying c.77C > T mutation in RAX2 gene

  • Xinyue Bai,
  • Jieqiong Chen,
  • Xiaohuan Zhao,
  • Xinyue Zhu,
  • Xiaoyan Ding,
  • Ting Zhang,
  • Mei Jiang,
  • Xiaodong Sun

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 77
p. 103390

Abstract

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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of genetically heterogeneous retinopathy resulting in irreversible loss of vision. Mutations in RAX2 gene has been related to RP with mechanisms unclear. Here, we generated a human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a RP patient carrying c.77C > T mutation in RAX2 gene. This cell line was induced by integration-free episomal vectors and validated for pluripotency and differentiation capacity, which may serve as a model to study the role of RAX2 in RP pathogenesis.