title: Modeling Rett syndrome with stem cells.
abstract: The discovery that somatic cells can be reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) raised the exciting possibility of modeling diseases with patient-specific cells. Marchetto et al. (2010) now use iPSC technology to generate, characterize, and treat an in vitro model for the autism spectrum disorder Rett syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hochedlinger