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An image of the bile duct cells, or cholangiocytes, derived from stem cells (Image courtesy of Mina Ogawa) Researchers at the University of Toronto
Collaboration uses stem cell technology to further personalized medicine September 8, 2015 Although bile duct disorders are well-recognized causes of liver disease, little is known about how these diseases develop. An ability to study the diseases in a Petri dish would allow a deeper understanding of the specific cell mechanisms that go awry, leading to a more targeted approach in developing and testing treatments for these diseases. The findings from the study, entitled “Directed differentiation of cholangiocytes from human pluripotent stem cells,” were recently ...