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Lentiviral gene therapy using cellular promoters cures type 1 Gaucher disease in mice.
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy - 1 May 2015
Dahl Maria, Doyle Alexander, Olsson Karin, Månsson Jan-Eric, Marques André R A, Mirzaian Mina, Aerts Johannes M, Ehinger Mats, Rothe Michael, Modlich Ute, Schambach Axel, Karlsson Stefan
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Gaucher disease is caused by an inherited deficiency of the enzyme glucosylceramidase. Due to the lack of a fully functional enzyme, there is progressive build-up of the lipid component glucosylceramide. Insufficient glucosylceramidase activity results in hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias, and bone...
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