Generation of human embryonic stem cell line chHES-458 from abnormal embryos with HTT gene mutation.

The human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line chHES-458 was derived from a abnormal blastocyst carrying the expanded CAG repeat mutation of the HTT gene that would lead to Huntington disease. This cell line maintained a normal karyotype 46, XX during long-term culture and displayed pluripotent characteristics, including expression of pluripotency-related transcription factors and capacity of forming well-differentiated three germ layers after being injected into the SCID mice.