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All of these appear to be attributable to genetic mutations\/variants in the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated gene, which encodes the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated protein. The possibility of a better phenotypic definition provides a basis for timely, personalized therapeutic intervention to reduce or prevent worsening of clinical symptoms. Several ataxia-telangiectasia mutated knock-out murine models were created, but none efficiently developed progressive ataxia, failing to recapitulate human neurodegeneration following ataxia-telangiectasia mutated deficiency. Furthermore, considering the strong awareness of the ban on the use of animals in scientific research, a great effort has been made and is still ongoing to create human cellular models of ataxia-telangiectasia with the aim of understanding in detail the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration and skeletal muscle defect, of being able to identify specific therapies. This review highlights human stem cell approaches as\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    models that have been established as attempts to study the outcomes of ataxia-telangiectasia mutated inactivation regarding neurogenic and myogenic differentiation. 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