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SUBMITTER: De Kinderen P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10240565 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
De Kinderen Pauline P Rabaut Laura L Perik Melanie H A M MHAM Peeters Silke S Ponsaerts Peter P Loeys Bart B Mortier Geert G Meester Josephina A N JAN Verstraeten Aline A
Stem cell research 20230321
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SEDC) is a severe non-lethal type 2 collagenopathy caused by pathogenic variants in the COL2A1 gene, which encodes the alpha-1 chain of type II collagen. SEDC is clinically characterized by severe short stature, degenerative joint disease, hearing impairment, orofacial anomalies and ocular manifestations. To study and therapeutically target the underlying disease mechanisms, human iPSC-chondrocytes are considered highly suitable as they have been shown to ...[more]