Review Article

The Promise of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Dental Research

Table 1

Disease-specific-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) lines from various human genetic disorders.

Disease categoryDisease References

NeuralAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis[31]
Parkinson’s disease[11, 22, 33, 34]
Huntington’s disease[11, 35]
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome[11]
Rett syndrome[36]
Familial dysautonomia[37]
Angelman syndrome[38]
Prader-Willi syndrome[38, 39]
Friedreich’s ataxia[40]
Rett syndrome[41]
Schizophrenia[42]

Immune systemADA-SCID[11]
Scleroderma[43]
Primary immunodeficiency[44]

MuscularDuchenne muscular dystrophy[11]
Becker muscular dystrophy[11]
Spinal muscular atrophy[25]
Duchenne muscular dystrophy[45]

BloodThalassemia[46, 47]
Sickle cell anemia[43, 47]
Chronic myeloid leukemia[48]

HeartLong QT syndrome[49, 50]

PancreasJuvenile diabetes mellitus[11]
Shwachman-Bodian-Diamond syndrome[11]
Type I diabetes[51]

SkinLeopard syndrome[52]
Recessive dystrophic, Epidermolysis bullosa[53]

Bone marrowFanconi anemia[54]
Myeloproliferative diseases[54]

LiverLiver diseases: a1-antitrypsin deficiency, familial hypercholesterolemia, glycogen storagedisease type 1a, Crigler-Najjar, tyrosinemia type 1[55]

LungLung diseases: cystic fibrosis, a-1 antitrypsin deficiency-related emphysema[43]

Others (physical and intellectual limitations)Down syndrome[11]
Hurler syndrome[44]
Gaucher disease[11]
Fragile X syndrome[56]

Premature ageingDyskeratosis congenital[57]

EyeRetinitis pigmentosa[58]
gyrate atrophy[59]

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