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ArticleGenes2021

Accurate Quantification of AAV Vector Genomes by Quantitative PCR.

Cristina Martinez-Fernandez de la Camara, Michelle E McClements, Robert E MacLaren

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Article in Genes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cristina Martinez-Fernandez de la CamaraNuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 5&6, West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6612-6162
Michelle E McClementsNuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 5&6, West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2941-4464
Robert E MacLarenNuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 5&6, West Wing, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3096-4682
John Radcliffe Hospital · GB

Funding

Department of Health
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to accurately determine the dose of an adeno-associated viral (AAV) therapeutic vector is critical to the gene therapy process. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) is one of the common methods to quantify the AAV vector titre, but different variables can lead to inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of the conformation of the DNA used as the standard control, and the enzymatic digestion was performed to release the viral genome from the protein capsid on the physical genome titration of a clinically relevant AAV8.RPGR vector, made to good laboratory practice standards in an academic setting. The results of this study showed that the conformation of the DNA used as standard has a significant impact on the accuracy of absolute quantification by qPCR. The use of supercoiled undigested plasmid DNA template generated a higher apparent titer, as compared to the use of linearized plasmid as the standard. In contrast to previous studies, the pre-treatment of the samples with Proteinase K, in addition to the high temperature step used after DNase I digestion, resulted in a reduction on AAV titers. Ideally, all AAV documentation should state which form of reference plasmid and which pre-treatment of the samples have been used to calculate titers, so that appropriate comparisons relating to dose toxicity and transduction efficacy can be made in the clinical scenario.

Indexed as

Genome, ViralDependovirusDNA, ViralGenetic VectorsHEK293 CellsHumansReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionDNA, Viraladeno-associated virusgene therapyquantitative PCR

Identifiers

PMID33921790
PMCPMC8074223
OpenAlexW3153049993

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