Article
Gene therapy of human severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)-X1 disease.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 28 Apr 2000
Cavazzana-Calvo M, Hacein-Bey S, de Saint Basile G, Gross F, Yvon E, Nusbaum P, Selz F, Hue C, Certain S, Casanova J L, Bousso P, Deist F L, Fischer A
Abstract excerpt
Severe combined immunodeficiency-X1 (SCID-X1) is an X-linked inherited disorder characterized by an early block in T and natural killer (NK) lymphocyte differentiation. This block is caused by mutations of the gene encoding the gammac cytokine receptor subunit of interleukin-2, -4, -7, -9, and -15 receptors, which participates in the delivery of growth, survival, and differentiation signals to early lymphoid...
Topics
- Antigens, CD34
- B-Lymphocytes
- Gene Transfer Techniques
- Genetic Therapy
- Genetic Vectors
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells
- Humans
- Immunoglobulins
- Infant
