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Oral delivery of Acid Alpha Glucosidase epitopes expressed in plant chloroplasts suppresses antibody formation in treatment of Pompe mice.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Oct 2015
Su Jin, Sherman Alexandra, Doerfler Phillip A, Byrne Barry J, Herzog Roland W, Daniell Henry
Abstract excerpt
Deficiency of acid alpha glucosidase (GAA) causes Pompe disease in which the patients systemically accumulate lysosomal glycogen in muscles and nervous systems, often resulting in infant mortality. Although enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) is effective in treating patients with Pompe disease, formation of antibodies against rhGAA complicates treatment. In this report, we investigated induction of tolerance by...
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