title: The utility of patient specific induced pluripotent stem cells for the modelling of Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
abstract: Until now, models of psychiatric diseases have typically been animal models. Whether they were to be used to further understand the pathophysiology of the disorder, or as drug discovery tools, animal models have been the choice of preference in mimicking psychiatric disorders in an experimental setting. While there have been cellular models, they have generally been lacking in validity. This situation is changing with the advent of patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). In this article, we give a methodological evaluation of the current state of the iPS technology with reference to our own work in generating patient-specific iPSCs for the study of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). In addition, we will give a broader perspective on the validity of this technology and to what extent it can be expected to complement animal models of ASD in the coming years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, The James Black Centre, King's College London, 125 Coldharbour lane, London, UK.
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cocks
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Curran
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gami
authors.forename: Dafe
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Uwanogho
authors.forename: Aaron R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Jeffries
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kathuria
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lucchesi
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ogilvie
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Steckler
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D057026:Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D057905:Stem Cell Research