Can you describe how you would use this system to model multifactorial disease? Are you referring to the ability to make many cell types within one system?
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iPS cells derived from a patient’s somatic cells will retain the mutation or mutations that he/she carries. Thus, researchers can use this approach to study multifactorial/multigenetic diseases, including those with an unknown genetic identity eg. autism spectrum disorders.
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