Generation of KCL036 research grade human embryonic stem cell line carrying a mutation in the HTT gene

The KCL036 human embryonic stem cell line was derived from an embryo donated for research that carried an autosomal dominant mutation affecting one allele of the HTT gene encoding huntingtin (38 trinucleotide repeats; 14 for the normal allele). The ICM was isolated using laser microsurgery and plate...

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Main Authors: Laureen Jacquet, Heema Hewitson, Victoria Wood, Neli Kadeva, Glenda Cornwell, Stefano Codognotto, Carl Hobbs, Emma Stephenson, Dusko Ilic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Stem Cell Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873506116000684
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Summary:The KCL036 human embryonic stem cell line was derived from an embryo donated for research that carried an autosomal dominant mutation affecting one allele of the HTT gene encoding huntingtin (38 trinucleotide repeats; 14 for the normal allele). The ICM was isolated using laser microsurgery and plated on γ-irradiated human foreskin fibroblasts. Both the derivation and cell line propagation were performed in an animal product-free environment. Pluripotent state and differentiation potential were confirmed by in vitro and in vivo assays.
ISSN:1873-5061
1876-7753