The use of stem cells to study autism spectrum disorder.
Ardhanareeswaran K, Coppola G, Vaccarino F. The use of stem cells to study autism spectrum disorder. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2015, 88: 5-16. PMID: 25745370, PMCID: PMC4345539.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutism Spectrum DisorderHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsModels, BiologicalNervous SystemStem Cell TransplantationConceptsHuman-induced pluripotent stem cellsStem cellsNeuronal developmentIdentification of hundredsEmbryonic stem cellsUnique genetic signaturePluripotent stem cellsCore symptomsASD patientsAutism spectrum disorderPost-mortem brain samplesGenome studiesGenetic signaturesAutism core symptomsNew therapeutic avenuesSerious developmental disabilitiesIdiopathic autism spectrum disorderSkin biopsiesHuman-specific behaviorsSpectrum disorderSingle drugDrug AdministrationTherapeutic avenuesBrain samplesDiagnostic tests