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Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease: A Lentiviral Vector Comparison Study.
Human gene therapy - 1 Oct 2018
Urbinati Fabrizia, Campo Fernandez Beatriz, Masiuk Katelyn E, Poletti Valentina, Hollis Roger P, Koziol Colin, Kaufman Michael L, Brown Devin, Mavilio Fulvio, Kohn Donald B
Abstract excerpt
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder caused by a single amino acid substitution in the β-globin chain of hemoglobin. Gene therapy is a promising therapeutic alternative, particularly in patients lacking an allogeneic bone marrow (BM) donor. One of the major challenges for an effective gene therapy approach is the design of an efficient vector that combines high-level and long-term β-globin...
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