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ReviewTrends in biotechnology2021

Gene Delivery to the Skin - How Far Have We Come?

Qurrat Ul Ain, Estefania V R Campos, Ariel Huynh, Dominik Witzigmann, Sarah Hedtrich

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Review in Trends in biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

26 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. AAVrh32.33 capsid demonstrates unexpected dermal tropism regardless of immunodominant epitope.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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  10. Refillable silicone pump with precise switching for timed therapeutic delivery.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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  15. Challenges of Gene Editing Therapies for Genodermatoses.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  16. A Review of Genes Involved in Wound Healing.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2023
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  19. The Potential of CRISPR-Guided Therapies in the Dermatology Clinic.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2022
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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Qurrat Ul AinThe University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Estefania V R CamposThe University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Human and Natural Sciences Center, Federal University of ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
Ariel HuynhThe University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Dominik WitzigmannDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; NanoMedicines Innovation Network (NMIN), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Sarah HedtrichThe University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address: sarah.hedtrich@ubc.ca.
University of British Columbia · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene therapies are powerful tools to prevent, treat, and cure human diseases. The application of gene therapies for skin diseases received little attention so far, despite the easy accessibility of skin and the urgent medical need. A major obstacle is the unique barrier properties of human skin, which significantly limits the absorption of biomacromolecules, and thus hampers the efficient delivery of nucleic acid payloads. In this review, we discuss current approaches, successes, and failures of cutaneous gene therapy and provide guidance toward the development of next-generation concepts. We specifically allude to the delivery strategies as the major obstacle that prevents the full potential of gene therapies - not only for skin disorders but also for almost any other human disease.

Indexed as

Genetic TherapyNucleic AcidsSkin DiseasesGene Transfer TechniquesHumansNucleic AcidsCRISPRgene editinggene therapygenodermatosesRNA therapyskintopical gene delivery

Identifiers

PMID32873394
PMCPMC7456264
OpenAlexW3081614355

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Registered trials

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