Table 3 Variability and QC data for differentiations performed on iPSCs where chromosomal stability status was known; “All sets” include cell lines with and without abnormalities whilst “No detectable abnormalities” only includes data from the latter, as confirmed via a bulk qPCR assay targeting common iPSC chromosomal abnormalities; coefficient of variance data highlighted in bold indicates an improvement in value; QC metrics as previously defined; * = p < 0.05, ns = p > 0.05, as determined by a student’s T-test.

From: Examining iPSC derived motor neuron variability and genome stability monitoring as a solution

QC Metric

Coefficient of variance (%)

QC Metric Value

QC Metric Significance Testing (All sets vs. no detectable abnormalities)

All sets

No detectable abnormalities

All sets

No detectable abnormalities

T-value

p-value

NPC: D3

32.14

35.61

3.22

2.85

-

n.s.

D3:D10

49.16

36.44

1.65

1.28

-

n.s.

D10 Neurite Area

20.18

20.59

23212.12 μm²

26593.58 μm²

-

n.s.

PAX6 + OLIG2 (NPC)

13.57

1.81

80.83%

94.25%

1.45

*

SMI32 + MAP2 (D3)

18.64

7.09

71.17%

87.25%

1.41

*

SMI32 + MAP2 (D10)

32.34

20.16

55.67%

66.50%

-

n.s.

ISL1 + MAP2 (D3)

16.25

8.33

70.67%

86.75%

1.62

*

ISL1 + MAP2 (D10)

28.27

16.36

56.50%

51.50%

-

n.s.

  1. QC = Quality control; NPC = Neural precursor cell; D3 or D10 = motor neurons terminally differentiated for 3 or 10 days from neural precursor stage.