Current Research Studies

Extraction of Neuronal Stem Cells from Dental Pulp for Human Neurogenetic Disease Studies

Extraction of Neuronal Stem Cells from Dental Pulp for Human Neurogenetic Disease Studies

Dr. Lawrence T. Reiter at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN is conducting a research study to determine if neurons can be grown from the dental pulp of individuals with various neurogenetic syndromes including chromosomal duplications and deletions of human chromosome 15q.

Participants will be required to submit a genetics report describing their duplication/deletion, Angelman syndrome or control status with regards to 15q. Dr. Reiter will provide a tube of cell growth solution and a return package to you at no cost. Should you agree to participate you will only need to provide a fresh tooth specimen, either extracted or one that fell out on its own. Teeth must arrive at Dr. Reiter’s laboratory no more than 48hrs after the time they came out of the mouth and in the special media provided.

For more information on how to participate, please contact Dr. Reiter directly via telephone: (901) 448-2635 or by e-mail: lreiter@uthsc.edu.


The Angelman Syndrome Foundation does not endorse any clinical trial or study, but provides information to the AS community for its own consideration.