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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Yang S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6910241 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stem cell research 20190709
NGLY1 deficiency is a rare inherited disorder caused by mutations in the NGLY1 gene encoding N-glycanase 1 that is a hydrolase for N-linked glycosylated proteins. An induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line was generated from the dermal fibroblasts of a 16-year-old patient with homozygous mutation of p.R401X (c.1201 A>T) in the NGLY1 gene. Our iPSC model offers a useful resource to study the disease pathophysiology and to develop therapeutics for treatment of NGLY1 patients. ...[more]