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ArticleAmerican journal of human genetics2019

Systemic mRNA Therapy for the Treatment of Fabry Disease: Preclinical Studies in Wild-Type Mice, Fabry Mouse Model, and Wild-Type Non-human Primates.

Xuling Zhu, Ling Yin, Matt Theisen, Jenny Zhuo, Summar Siddiqui, Becca Levy, Vladimir Presnyak, Andrea Frassetto, Jaclyn Milton, Timothy Salerno and 10 more

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Article in American journal of human genetics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 103 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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103citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.2field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

103 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 157 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Codon-optimizedMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2026
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  11. RNA-Based Therapies for Inherited Metabolic Disorders.Journal of inherited metabolic disease · 2026
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  13. Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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  20. Progress and Challenges in the Treatment of Fabry Disease.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2025
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43 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xuling ZhuModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Ling YinModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Matt TheisenModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Jenny ZhuoModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Summar SiddiquiModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Becca LevyModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Vladimir PresnyakModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Andrea FrassettoModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Jaclyn MiltonModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Timothy SalernoModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Kerry E BenenatoModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Joe MilanoModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Andy LynnModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Staci SabnisModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Kristine BurkeModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Gilles BesinModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Christine M LukacsModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Lin T GueyModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Patrick F FinnModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Paolo G V MartiniModerna Inc, 200 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: paolo.martini@modernatx.com.
Moderna Therapeutics (United States) · US

Funding

Project 2: Genetic Mechanisms of Non-syndromic Congenital Cardiac DefectsP01HD070454 · NICHD · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI GOLDMUNTZ, ELIZABETH · 2011 to 2020
$14.0M
Genetic Modifiers for 22q 11.2 Deletion SyndromeR01HL084410 · NHLBI · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI MORROW, BERNICE E · 2007 to 2010
$3.3M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fabry disease is an X-linked lysosomal storage disease caused by loss of alpha galactosidase A (α-Gal A) activity and is characterized by progressive accumulation of globotriaosylceramide and its analogs in all cells and tissues. Although enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) is considered standard of care, the long-term effects of ERT on renal and cardiac manifestations remain uncertain and thus novel therapies are desirable. We herein report preclinical studies evaluating systemic messenger RNA (mRNA) encoding human α-Gal A in wild-type (WT) mice, α-Gal A-deficient mice, and WT non-human primates (NHPs). The pharmacokinetics and distribution of h-α-Gal A mRNA encoded protein in WT mice demonstrated prolonged half-lives of α-Gal A in tissues and plasma. Single intravenous administration of h-α-Gal A mRNA to Gla-deficient mice showed dose-dependent protein activity and substrate reduction. Moreover, long duration (up to 6 weeks) of substrate reductions in tissues and plasma were observed after a single injection. Furthermore, repeat i.v. administration of h-α-Gal A mRNA showed a sustained pharmacodynamic response and efficacy in Fabry mice model. Lastly, multiple administrations to non-human primates confirmed safety and translatability. Taken together, these studies across species demonstrate preclinical proof-of-concept of systemic mRNA therapy for the treatment of Fabry disease and this approach may be useful for other lysosomal storage disorders.

Indexed as

alpha-GalactosidaseAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEndocytosisEnzyme Replacement TherapyFabry DiseaseGenetic TherapyHumansLipidsLysosomesMacaca fascicularisMaleMiceMice, KnockoutRNA, MessengerTissue Distributionalpha-GalactosidaseglobotriaosylceramideLipidsRNA, MessengerTrihexosylceramidesenzyme replacement therapyERTFabryGb3gene therapylipid nanoparticlesLNPslyso-Gb3mRNAα-Gal A

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PMID30879639
PMCPMC6451694
OpenAlexW2921621642

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