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Model of congenital urea cycle disorders and utilization thereof

Ref. No. AJ246
Appl. No.
(filing date)
PCT/JP2021/011317(2021/3/19)
Pub. No.
(Pub. date)
WO/2021/193408(2021/9/30)
Priority claim No.
(Priority date)

JP2020-051532(2020/03/23)

Inventor OSAFUNE, Kenji, et al
Assignee Kyoto University
Title of Invention Model of congenital urea cycle disorders and utilization thereof
Abstract

This invention provides a method for screening or evaluating a therapeutic drug for congenital urea cycle disorders, comprising a step for contacting a drug candidate substance with hepatocytes, which have been obtained by inducing the differentiation of iPS cells obtained from somatic cells derived from a patient of congenital urea cycle disorders, and measuring the urea cycle activity of and/or fat accumulation in the hepatocytes.

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https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1800/PU/WO-A-2021-193408/C3E52D35ADCA3E5725EAA60E9CCE829CDE602360FC989540544F31CCE0B94E98/50/en