Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25311921›Full record

ReviewAdvances in genetics2014

Clinical applications involving CNS gene transfer.

Boris Kantor, Thomas McCown, Paola Leone, Steven J Gray

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Review in Advances in genetics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
38citing papers in PubMed
20.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

38 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Sonoselective transfection of cerebral vasculature without blood-brain barrier disruption.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Boris KantorDepartment of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Thomas McCownGene Therapy Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Paola LeoneDepartment of Cell Biology, Rowan University, Camden, NJ, USA.
Steven J GrayGene Therapy Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USCooper Medical School of Rowan University · USUniversity of South Carolina · US

Funding

UNC Neuroscience Center Research Cores: MicroscopyP30NS045892 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ZYLKA, MARK J. · 2003 to 2022
$11.5M
Giant Axonal Neuropathy Gene TherapyR01NS087175 · NINDS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI ARMAO, DIANE, GRAY, STEVEN J · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS045892NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS087175
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) have traditionally been the most difficult to treat by traditional pharmacological methods, due mostly to the blood-brain barrier and the difficulties associated with repeated drug administration targeting the CNS. Viral vector gene transfer represents a way to permanently provide a therapeutic protein within the nervous system after a single administration, whether this be a gene replacement strategy for an inherited disorder or a disease-modifying protein for a disease such as Parkinson's. Gene therapy approaches for CNS disorders has evolved considerably over the last two decades. Although a breakthrough treatment has remained elusive, current strategies are now considerably safer and potentially much more effective. This chapter will explore the past, current, and future status of CNS gene therapy, focusing on clinical trials utilizing adeno-associated virus and lentiviral vectors.

Indexed as

Genetic TherapyCentral Nervous System DiseasesDependovirusGenetic VectorsHumansLentivirusAAVCanavan diseaseClinical trialCNSGene therapyLentivirusParkinson's diseaseRetrovirusVector

Identifiers

PMID25311921
PMCPMC4518844
OpenAlexW2214048374

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