The lack of animal models for some human diseases precludes our understanding of disease mechanisms and our ability to test new therapies in vivo. Here the authors present a tissue bioengineering strategy for the study of a rare kidney tumor called angiomyolipoma, in vitro and in vivo, using patient-derived hiPSCs.
- J. O. R. Hernandez
- X. Wang
- D. R. Lemos