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Using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Organoids to Identify New Pathologies in Patients with PDX1 Mutations

Krishnamurthy, M.; Kechele, D. O.; Broda, T.; Zhang, X.; Enriquez, J. R.; McCauley, H. A.; Sanchez, J. G.; Palermo, J.; Collins, M.; Thomas, I. H.; Neef, H. C.; Heider, A.; Dauber, A.; Wells, J.

2021-04-26 developmental biology
10.1101/2021.04.25.441341 bioRxiv
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Two patients with mutations in PDX1 presented with pancreatic agenesis, chronic diarrhea and poor weight gain, the causes of which were not identified through routine clinical testing. We generated patient derived organoids as a novel diagnostic strategy and observed that PDX1188delC/188delC antral organoids convert to an intestinal phenotype, while intestinal organoids undergo gastric metaplasia with significant reduction in enteroendocrine cells. This prompted a re-examination of gastric and intestinal biopsies from both PDX1188delC/188delC patients, which recapitulated organoid phenotypes. Antral biopsies had increased parietal cells and lacked G-cells suggesting loss of antral identity. These patients will now be monitored for the progression of metaplasia. This study demonstrates the utility of organoids for patient diagnoses and treatment.

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