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Characterization of CD20-transduced T lymphocytes as an alternative suicide gene therapy approach for the treatment of graft-versus-host disease.
Human gene therapy - 1 Jan 2004
Serafini M, Manganini M, Borleri G, Bonamino M, Imberti L, Biondi A, Golay J, Rambaldi A, Introna M
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We have previously proposed the CD20 molecule as a novel suicide gene for T lymphocytes in the context of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, because CD20 can be used both as a selection marker and as a killer gene after exposure to the anti-CD20 therapeutic antibody rituximab. We now report on preclinical studies using this novel system, in which the best transduction protocol, reproducibility, yield,...
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