Generation of integration-free induced pluripotent stem cells from a patient with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF)

Fibroblasts from a Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) patient were reprogrammed with episomal vectors by using the Neon Transfection System for the generation of integration-free induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The resulting iPSC line was characterized to determine the expression of pluripot...

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Main Authors: Kerem Fidan, Gülnihal Kavaklıoğlu, Ayyub Ebrahimi, Can Özlü, Nur Zeynep Ay, Arzu Ruacan, Ahmet Gül, Tamer T. Önder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Stem Cell Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873506115001531
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Summary:Fibroblasts from a Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) patient were reprogrammed with episomal vectors by using the Neon Transfection System for the generation of integration-free induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The resulting iPSC line was characterized to determine the expression of pluripotency markers, proper differentiation into three germ layers, the presence of normal chromosomal structures as well as the lack of genomic integration. A homozygous missense mutation in the MEFV gene (p.Met694Val), which lead to typical FMF phenotype, was shown to be present in the generated iPSC line.
ISSN:1873-5061
1876-7753