Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cell lines from five patients with Myofibrillar myopathy carrying different heterozygous mutations in the DES gene

Summary

Myofibrillar myopathy (MFM) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by muscular dystrophy that is often associated with cardiac disease. This disease is caused by mutations in several genes, among them DES (encoding desmin) is the most frequently affected. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 5 different MFM patients with different DES mutations were reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSC) using non-integrative vectors. For each patient, one IPSC clone was selected and demonstrated pluripotency hallmarks without genomic abnormalities. SNP profiles were identical to the cells of origin and all the clones have the capacity to differentiate into all three germ layers. Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Authors Joanne P, Hovhannisyan Y, Simon A, Revet G, Diot R, Friob G, Calin D, Li Z, Béhin A, Wahbi K, Tachdjian G, Agbulut O
Journal Stem cell research
Publication Date 2024 Apr;76:103338
PubMed 38354647
DOI 10.1016/j.scr.2024.103338

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