A Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Model of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy-Affected Skeletal Muscles

This study represents the first human stem cell-based cellular model for a muscular dystrophy that is suitable for high-throughput screening and drug development.

Source: Stem Cells Translational Medicine - August 23, 2016 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Caron, L., Kher, D., Lee, K. L., McKernan, R., Dumevska, B., Hidalgo, A., Li, J., Yang, H., Main, H., Ferri, G., Petek, L. M., Poellinger, L., Miller, D. G., Gabellini, D., Schmidt, U. Tags: Embryo Development, Pluripotent Stem Cells Source Type: research