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ReviewBone marrow transplantation2005

In utero transplantation: baby steps towards an effective therapy.

M O Muench

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Review in Bone marrow transplantation, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Immunological Consequences ofFrontiers in immunology · 2021
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  14. Genetics of SCID.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2010
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  16. Fetal stem cells from extra-embryonic tissues: do not discard.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2008
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

M O MuenchDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0793, USA. muench@itsa.ucsf.edu
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

Fetal Stem Cell Gene TherapyK01DK059301 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO · PI MUENCH, MARCUS O · 2001 to 2003
$265k
NIDDK NIH HHS DK59301NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK059301
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In utero transplantation (IUT) offers the potential to treat a large number of diseases by transplantation of healthy cells into a fetus with a birth defect. Prenatal diagnosis is feasible for many diseases prior to the full development of the fetal immune system offering the opportunity to introduce foreign cells and antigens into the developing fetus. At least 45 cases of IUT have been performed for a variety of diseases. IUT has successfully treated severe combined immunodeficiency and there are indications that it may be effective in treating some nonhematopoietic diseases. However, many diseases remain resistant to fetal therapy owing to the low levels of chimerism that can be achieved. Promising efforts to improve the levels of engraftment are focusing on optimizing the graft and developing donor-specific tolerance in the fetal recipient. Mounting evidence suggests that donor T cells can aid in achieving clinically significant levels of chimerism. The use of fetal donor cells may also offer some benefit. Animal experiments suggest that even low-level chimerism can lead to tolerance, which can be exploited by booster transplants in the neonate. Continued research appears likely to succeed in developing IUT into an effective form of therapy for a variety of diseases.

Indexed as

FemaleFetal DiseasesFetal TherapiesHumansImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesPregnancyStem Cell Transplantation

Identifiers

PMID15665844
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