A research article on the generation and characterization of iPS cells from genetic kidney disease patients

We have published a research article on the generation and characterization of iPS cells from patient cells of genetic kidney disease.

Arai Y, Takami M, An Y, Matsuo-Takasaki M, Hemmi Y, Wakabayashi T, Inoue J, Noguchi M, Nakamura Y, Sugimoto K, Takemura T, Okita K, Osafune K, Takasato M, Hayata T, Hayashi Y.
Generation of two human induced pluripotent stem cell lines derived from two juvenile nephronophthisis patients with NPHP1 deletion.
Stem Cell Res. 2020 May;45:101815. doi: 10.1016/j.scr.2020.101815. Epub 2020 Apr 21. PMID: 32361464

I’d like to thank all the co-authors.
Congratulations, Arai-kun!

We’re aiming to use these iPS cells to develop disease models and new therapies of nephronophthisis !