Modelling inherited cardiac disease using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes: progress,

Alain van Mil1,2, Geerthe Margriet Balk1,2, Klaus Neef1,2

  • 1Division Heart and Lungs, Department of Cardiology, Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, Regenerative Medicine Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Internal Mail No G03.550, GA Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Cardiovascular Research
|September 1, 2018
PubMed
Summary

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) offer a powerful way to study heart disease. Patient-specific iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs) provide valuable models for understanding genetic cardiac conditions.

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