Induced pluripotent stem cell line (INSAi001-A) from a Gaucher disease type 3 patient compound heterozygote for mutations in the GBA1 gene

Duarte, Ana Joana; Ribeiro, Diogo; Santos, Renato; Moreira, Luciana; Bragança, José; Amaral, Olga

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/13513

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Gaucher Disease (GD) type 3 is a neurological form of a multisystemic autosomal recessive disorder belonging to the group of lysosomal storage diseases. Causal mutations in the glucocerebrosidase 1 (GBA1) commonly lead to abnormal protein and GD, heterozygosity is a genetic risk factor for Parkinson's disease. This work describes the use of a non-integrative approach using Sendai Virus delivery to establish induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) from fibroblasts from a GD type 3 patient. Differentiation of iPSCs can be employed to generate a variety of complex cell types with a high degree of genetic complexity that would otherwise be unattainable.

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Lysosomal glucocerebrosidase Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) Cell models Disease modelling Sendai virus Feeder-free culture Non-integrative vector Gaucher type 3