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Science Daily - 28-Apr-2016Gladstone Institutes has used chemicals to transform human skin cells into heart cells. 97% of c...
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Associate Investigator at Gladstone Institutes of Cardiovascular Disease and Neurological Disease.
Yadong Huang and his team focus on the causes and progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Specifically, they study a variant of apolipoprotein E, called apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4). Approximately 60–75 percent of Alzheimer’s patients carry the apoE4 variant, making it the most important genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. The team uses mouse models and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells made from skin cells of patients carrying apoE4 or other mutations related to Alzheimer’s disease to study their effects on the development, survival, and degeneration of neurons. In addition, Huang’s lab is working to identify drug targets and develop therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.
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See also: Gladstone Institutes - Nonprofit life science research organization
Details last updated 28-Oct-2020
Gladstone Institutes has used chemicals to transform human skin cells into heart cells. 97% of c...