World’s first congenital pituitary hypoplasia model developed using patient-derived iPS cells

Researchers at Kobe University’s Graduate School of Medicine have developed the world’s first congenital pituitary hypoplasia (CPH) model using patient-derived iPS cells. The research group consisting of Associate Professor TAKAHASHI Yutaka, medical researcher Matsumoto Ryusaku and Professor Aoi Takashi et al. succeeded in using the model to illuminate the mechanisms underlying CPH. The team has been attempting to apply this model to other pituitary diseases and drug discovery.
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