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In vitro study of encapsulation therapy for Fabry disease using genetically engineered CHO cell line.
Cell transplantation - 1 Jan 2002
Naganawa Y, Ohsugi K, Kase R, Date I, Sakuraba H, Sakuragawa N
Abstract excerpt
Fabry disease is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal hydrolase alpha-galactosidase A (alpha-gal). The deficiency of this enzyme leads to the systemic deposition of ceramide trihexoside (CTH) in various tissues and organs. Enzyme replacement using IV doses of recombinant human alpha-gal produced in CHO cells or in human fibroblasts is currently being evaluated in clinical trials...
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