Generation of isogenic gene-corrected cell lines from a USH2A-RP patient-derived iPS cell line.

Abstract

Comparative studies using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from patients with those from healthy individuals as controls are flawed by genetic background contribution to disease phenotype. Here, we used precise gene editing to generate gene-corrected isogenic control lines for a single pathogenic variant in the USH2A gene (c.2276G > T) associated with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Both homozygously and heterozygously corrected cell lines were successfully generated. These cell lines will serve to unravel RP phenotype differences specific to the USH2A mutation upon their conversion into disease relevant cell types.