Human induced pluripotent stem cells and neurodegenerative disease
Jung YW, Hysolli E, Kim KY, Tanaka Y, Park IH. Human induced pluripotent stem cells and neurodegenerative disease. Current Opinion In Neurology 2012, 25: 125-130. PMID: 22357218, PMCID: PMC3786112, DOI: 10.1097/wco.0b013e3283518226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurodegenerative diseasesReplacement therapyCell replacement therapyParkinson's diseasePositive therapeutic effectDisease modelsParkinson's disease modelAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisNeuron-specific transcription factorSpinal muscular atrophyStem cellsDrug screeningDopaminergic neuronsIntermediate cell typeTherapeutic effectEffective treatmentLateral sclerosisDisease-specific iPSCsMuscular atrophyAlzheimer's diseaseNeurodegenerative disordersCellular therapyDiseaseTherapyHuman induced pluripotent stem cells