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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Alessandro Prigione
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-26575 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) 20110901 9
Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have been recently found to harbor genomic alterations. However, the integrity of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) within reprogrammed cells has yet to be investigated. mtDNA mutations occur at a high rate and contribute to the pathology of a number of human disorders. Furthermore, the lack of mtDNA integrity may alter cellular bioenergetics and limit efficient differentiation. We demonstrated previously that the derivation of iPSCs is associated with mitoch ...[more]