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SUBMITTER: Oksanen M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5785689 | biostudies-other | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Stem cell reports 20171116 6
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder and the leading cause of cognitive impairment. Due to insufficient understanding of the disease mechanisms, there are no efficient therapies for AD. Most studies have focused on neuronal cells, but astrocytes have also been suggested to contribute to AD pathology. We describe here the generation of functional astrocytes from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from AD patients with PSEN1 ΔE9 mutation, as well as healthy a ...[more]