Generation of an iPSC line from congenital hypopituitarism patient with a nonsense heterozygous variant in FOXA2
Forkhead box A2 (FOXA2) is a pioneer transcription factor, necessary for human development. Mutations in FOXA2 were recently associated with congenital hypopituitarism (CH); however, the pathogenic mechanism remains unknown. Induced pluripotent stem cells from a patient with CH carrying a heterozygous FOXA2 variant (c.686C > A; p.S229*) were obtained by cellular reprogramming from the patient's peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The generated iPSCs exhibited all hallmarks of pluripotency, differentiated into the three germ layers, and presented a normal karyotype. This resource represents a valuable tool for investigating the role of FOXA2 in pituitary development and associated disorders.
Authors
- Ariel Waisman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6860-9512)
- Carmen Tomàs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8025-7193)
- Castañeda Sheila
- Alicia Belgorosky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4234-400X)
- C. Andrea
- Mitiuşkina Natalia
- M.L. Santiago
- Carmen-Ioana Marta
- Pérez Millán María Inés
- Zabalegui Federico
- Amin Guadalupe
- Di Palma Maria Isabel
- Vaiani Elisa
Institutions
- Garrahan Hospital (AR)
- Centro Científico Tecnológico - San Juan (AR)
- Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia (AR)
- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular (AR)
- Fundación Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (AR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Stem Cell Research
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scr.2025.103777
- Primary Topic
- Pancreatic function and diabetes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00