Generation of an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line from a 40-year-old patient with the A8344G mutation of mitochondrial DNA and MERRF (myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers) syndrome

Yu Ting Wu, Yu Hung Hsu, Ching Ying Huang, Ming Ching Ho, Yu Che Cheng, Cheng Hao Wen, Hui Wen Ko, Huai En Lu, Yen Chun Chen, Chia Ling Tsai, Yi Chao Hsu*, Yau Huei Wei, Patrick C.H. Hsieh

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Abstract

Mitochondrial defects are associated with clinical manifestations from common diseases to rare genetic disorders. Myoclonus epilepsy associated with ragged-red fibers (MERRF) syndrome results from an A to G transition at nucleotide position 8344 in the tRNALys gene of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and is characterized by myoclonus, myopathy and severe neurological symptoms. In this study, Sendai reprogramming method was used to generate an iPS cell line carrying the A8344G mutation of mtDNA from a MERRF patient. This patient-specific iPSC line expressed pluripotent stem cell markers, possessed normal karyotype, and displayed the capability to differentiate into mature cells in three germ layers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10-14
Number of pages5
JournalStem Cell Research
Volume27
DOIs
StatePublished - 03 2018
Externally publishedYes

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