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Therapeutic hemoglobin levels after gene transfer in β-thalassemia mice and in hematopoietic cells of β-thalassemia and sickle cells disease patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Breda Laura, Casu Carla, Gardenghi Sara, Bianchi Nicoletta, Cartegni Luca, Narla Mohandas, Yazdanbakhsh Karina, Musso Marco, Manwani Deepa, Little Jane, Gardner Lawrence B, Kleinert Dorothy A, Prus Eugenia, Fibach Eitan, Grady Robert W, Giardina Patricia J, Gambari Roberto, Rivella Stefano
Abstract excerpt
Preclinical and clinical studies demonstrate the feasibility of treating β-thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) by lentiviral-mediated transfer of the human β-globin gene. However, previous studies have not addressed whether the ability of lentiviral vectors to increase hemoglobin synthesis...
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