Modelling genetic risk of β-cell dysfunction in human induced pluripotent stem cells from patients carrying the MTNR1B risk variant.
T. Singh, Sebastian Kalamajski, João Gabriel Dantas Cunha, Siarhei Hladkou, Fiona Louise Roberts, Sevda Gheibi, Anahita Soltanian, K. Yektay Farahmand, Ola Ekström, Anant Mamidi, Paul W. Franks, Anders H. Rosengren, Henrik Semb, Hindrik Mulder, Malin Fex
This study uses hiPSC and hESC to model the MTNR1B risk variant's effect on β-cell function, finding increased MTNR1B protein and melatonin sensitivity in G-allele carriers.
Journal of Pineal Research · Sep 1, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology