Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPScs) from the skin of patients with Dravet syndrome (DS) show Dravet-like functional impairment when they are converted into neurons, finds research in BioMed Central's open access journal Molecular Brain. This method provides a non-invasive way to investigate diseases which affect the nervous system of humans. Research into genetic diseases like DS is hampered by its rareness. It affects 1 in 30,000 children and is first noticed within the first year or two or life...
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