Abstract
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a non-atherosclerotic form of coronary artery disease of unknown cause that predominantly affects women (>90%; mean age 44-55 years) and can be fatal. The finding of familial clustering, including the concordant involvement of monozygotic twins, and its association with the PHACTR1/EDN1 genetic locus, indicate a genetic predisposition to its pathophysiology. A human induced pluripotent stem cell line (hiPSC) was generated from a patient who had survived an episode of SCAD. This disease-specific hiPSC line will be useful for the study of SCAD after differentiation into blood vessel-forming cells.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 101584 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Stem Cell Research |
Volume | 41 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Copyright the Author(s) 2019. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- SCAD
- Induced pluripotent stem cells
- Disease modeling
- Cardiovascular biology
- Reprogramming