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SUBMITTER: Xu R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6944064 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell stem cell 20190523 6
Down syndrome (DS) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder, and cognitive defects in DS patients may arise from imbalances in excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission. Understanding the mechanisms underlying such imbalances may provide opportunities for therapeutic intervention. Here, we show that human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) derived from DS patients overproduce OLIG2<sup>+</sup> ventral forebrain neural progenitors. As a result, DS hiPSC-derived cerebral organoids excessivel ...[more]