Here, we present a protocol to generate a human liver chimeric mouse model of familial hypercholesterolemia using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatocytes. This is a valuable model for testing new therapies for hypercholesterolemia.
Yang, J., Wong, L., Tian, X., Wei, R., Lai, W., Au, K., Luo, Z., Ward, C., Ho, W., Ibañez, D. P., Liu, H., Bao, X., Qin, B., Huang, Y., Esteban, M. A., Tse, H. A Familial Hypercholesterolemia Human Liver Chimeric Mouse Model Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Hepatocytes. J. Vis. Exp. (139), e57556, doi:10.3791/57556 (2018).