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. 2022 Aug 8;9(1):83–96. doi: 10.1007/s40883-022-00271-0

Table 1.

Some of the most common organoids and their clinical applications

Organoid type Preclinical application Clinical application Ref
Kidney Glomerular related disease- chronic kidney disease- polycystic kidney disease- acute kidney injury Biobanks for Wilms tumors- malignant rhabdoid tumors- renal cell carcinomas- congenital mesoblastic nephromas [47, 49, 50]
Intestine Necrotizing enterocolitis- Hirschsprung’s disease- diverticular disease- cystic fibrosis- Short bowel syndrome—Celiac disease- Cystic fibrosis—celiac disease [5156]
Retina Usher syndrome – retinitis pigmentosa—microphtalmia [5760]
Prostate Prostate cancer Biobanks for prostate cancer [6163]
Brain

Microcephaly- zika virus infection- autism. Schizophrenia—neurodegenerative diseases -

Miller–Dieker syndrome -

Timothy syndrome -

Biobanks for glioblastoma [6467]
Liver

Hepatocellular carcinoma and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – biliary atresia- inflammatory bowel disease- cystic fibrosis-alpha-1-

anti-trypsin (A1AT) deficiency-Wilson’s disease-Alagille

syndrome-viral hepatitis- malaria infection

Cholangiopathies [16, 6870]
Breast Breast cancer [71]
Organoid type Preclinical application Clinical application Ref
Kidney Glomerular related disease- chronic kidney disease- polycystic kidney disease- acute kidney injury Biobanks for Wilms tumors- malignant rhabdoid tumors- renal cell carcinomas- congenital mesoblastic nephromas [47, 49, 50, 71]
Intestine Necrotizing enterocolitis- Hirschsprung’s disease- diverticular disease- cystic fibrosis- Short bowel syndrome—Celiac disease- Cystic fibrosis—celiac disease [5156]
Retina Usher syndrome – retinitis pigmentosa—microphtalmia [5760]
Prostate Prostate cancer Biobanks for prostate cancer [6163]
Brain

Microcephaly- zika virus infection- autism. Schizophrenia—neurodegenerative diseases -

Miller–Dieker syndrome -

Timothy syndrome -

Biobanks for glioblastoma [6467]
Liver

Hepatocellular carcinoma and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – biliary atresia- inflammatory bowel disease- cystic fibrosis-alpha-1-

anti-trypsin (A1AT) deficiency-Wilson’s disease-Alagille

syndrome-viral hepatitis- malaria infection

Cholangiopathies [16, 6870]
Breast Breast cancer [71]