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ArticleMolecular therapy. Methods & clinical development2020

Preclinical Evaluation of a Novel Lentiviral Vector Driving Lineage-Specific BCL11A Knockdown for Sickle Cell Gene Therapy.

Christian Brendel, Olivier Negre, Michael Rothe, Swaroopa Guda, Geoff Parsons, Chad Harris, Meaghan McGuinness, Daniela Abriss, Alla Tsytsykova, Denise Klatt and 11 more

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Article in Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Transcriptional Repressor BCL11A in Erythroid Cells.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Christian BrendelDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Olivier Negrebluebird bio, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.
Michael RotheInstitute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Swaroopa GudaDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Geoff Parsonsbluebird bio, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.
Chad HarrisDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Meaghan McGuinnessDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Daniela AbrissDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Alla TsytsykovaDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Denise KlattDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Martin BentlerDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Danilo PellinDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Lauryn Christiansenbluebird bio, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.
Axel SchambachInstitute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
John ManisDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Helene Trebeden-NegreConnell & O'Reilly Families Cell Manipulation Core Facility, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Melissa Bonnerbluebird bio, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.
Erica EsrickDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Gabor Veresbluebird bio, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA.
Myriam ArmantDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
David A WilliamsDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Boston Children's Hospital · USBluebird Bio (United States) · USMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USHarvard Stem Cell Institute · US

Funding

Translational and clinical studies targeting y-globin modulationU01HL117720 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI SANKARAN, VIJAY GANESH · 2013 to 2017
$7.4M
NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL117720
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work we provide preclinical data to support initiation of a first-in-human trial for sickle cell disease (SCD) using an approach that relies on reversal of the developmental fetal-to-adult hemoglobin switch. Erythroid-specific knockdown of BCL11A via a lentiviral-encoded microRNA-adapted short hairpin RNA (shRNA

Indexed as

BCL11Afetal hemoglobingene therapyHbShemoglobinopathieshemoglobin switchlentiviral vectorRNA interferenceshRNAmiRSickle cell disease

Identifiers

PMID32300607
PMCPMC7150438
OpenAlexW3010975733

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