Abstract:
:Non-human primates (NHPs) have been proposed as good models for neurodevelopmental disorders due to close similarities to humans in terms of brain structure and cognitive function. The recent development of genome editing technologies has opened new avenues to generate and investigate genetically modified NHPs as models for human disorders. Here, we review the early successes of genetic NHP models for neurodevelopmental disorders and further discuss the technological challenges and opportunities to create next generation NHP models with more sophisticated genetic manipulation and faithful representations of the human genetic mutations. Taken together, the field is now poised to usher in a new era of research using genetically modified NHP models to empower a more rapid translation of basic research and maximize the preclinical potential for biomarker discovery and therapeutic development.
journal_name
Curr Opin Genet Devjournal_title
Current opinion in genetics & developmentauthors
Aida T,Feng Gdoi
10.1016/j.gde.2020.05.040subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-12-01 00:00:00pages
160-168eissn
0959-437Xissn
1879-0380pii
S0959-437X(20)30098-8journal_volume
65pub_type
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