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ArticleEMBO molecular medicine2018

Enhancement of red blood cell transfusion compatibility using CRISPR-mediated erythroblast gene editing.

Joseph Hawksworth, Timothy J Satchwell, Marjolein Meinders, Deborah E Daniels, Fiona Regan, Nicole M Thornton, Marieangela C Wilson, Johannes Gg Dobbe, Geert J Streekstra, Kongtana Trakarnsanga and 4 more

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Article in EMBO molecular medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Blood group antigens and malaria susceptibility.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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  12. CRISPR/Cas9-Editing K562 Cell Line as a Potential Tool in Transfusion Applications: Knockout of Vel Antigen Gene.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Joseph HawksworthSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Timothy J SatchwellSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Marjolein MeindersSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Deborah E DanielsSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Fiona ReganImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Nicole M ThorntonInternational Blood Group Reference Laboratory, National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant, Bristol, UK.
Marieangela C WilsonSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Johannes Gg DobbeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Geert J StreekstraDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Kongtana TrakarnsangaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Kate J HeesomSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
David J AnsteeSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Jan FrayneSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Ashley M ToyeSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK ash.m.toye@bristol.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-4395-9396
National Health Service · GBUniversity of Bristol · GBAmsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam · NLNHS Blood and Transplant · GBSiriraj Hospital · TH

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/L01386X/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regular blood transfusion is the cornerstone of care for patients with red blood cell (RBC) disorders such as thalassaemia or sickle-cell disease. With repeated transfusion, alloimmunisation often occurs due to incompatibility at the level of minor blood group antigens. We use CRISPR-mediated genome editing of an immortalised human erythroblast cell line (BEL-A) to generate multiple enucleation competent cell lines deficient in individual blood groups. Edits are combined to generate a single cell line deficient in multiple antigens responsible for the most common transfusion incompatibilities: ABO (Bombay phenotype), Rh (Rh

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Erythrocyte TransfusionBlood Group AntigensBlood Group IncompatibilityCell LineClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsGene EditingGene Knockout TechniquesHumansProof of Concept StudyBlood Group AntigensBEL‐ACRISPRerythroidtransfusionuniversal donor

Identifiers

PMID29700043
PMCPMC5991592
OpenAlexW2799334406

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