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ReviewHuman gene therapy2022

Gene Therapy for Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva: Feasibility and Obstacles.

Elisabeth M W Eekhoff, Ruben D de Ruiter, Bernard J Smilde, Ton Schoenmaker, Teun J de Vries, Coen Netelenbos, Edward C Hsiao, Christiaan Scott, Nobuhiko Haga, Zvi Grunwald and 15 more

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Review in Human gene therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

25 authors at 18 institutions in 11 countries.

Elisabeth M W EekhoffSection Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Rare Bone Disease Center, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5399-676X
Ruben D de RuiterSection Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Rare Bone Disease Center, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Bernard J SmildeSection Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Rare Bone Disease Center, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ton SchoenmakerDepartment of Periodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Teun J de VriesDepartment of Periodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Coen NetelenbosSection Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Rare Bone Disease Center, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Edward C HsiaoDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Institute for Human Genetics, Program in Craniofacial Biology, the Institute for Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Christiaan ScottDivision of Paediatric Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics and Child Heath, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Nobuhiko HagaRehabilitation Services Bureau, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Zvi GrunwaldDepartment of Anesthesiology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA.
Carmen L De CuntoDepartment of Pediatrics, Section Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital Italiano Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Maja di RoccoDepartment of Pediatrics, Unit of Rare Diseases, IRCCS Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy.
Patricia L R DelaiTeaching and Research Institute of the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Robert J DiecidueDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, USA.
Vrisha MadhuriDepartment of Paediatric Orthopaedics and Center for Stem Cell Research, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India.
Tae-Joon ChoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Rolf MorhartDepartment of Pediatrics, Garmisch-Partenkichen Medical Center, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Clive S FriedmanSchulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, Clinical Skills Building, London, Ontario, Canada.
Michael ZasloffSurgery and Pediatrics, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Gerard PalsDepartment of Human Genetics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Rare Bone Disease Center, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jae-Hyuck ShimDepartment of Medicine/Rheumatology, Horae Gene Therapy Center, Li Weibo Institute for Rare Diseases Research, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4947-3293
Guangping GaoDepartment of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, Horae Gene Therapy Center, Viral Vector Core, Li Weibo Institute for Rare Diseases Research, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Frederick KaplanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Medicine, Center for Research in FOP and Related Disorders, The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Robert J PignoloDepartment of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Dimitra MichaDepartment of Human Genetics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Rare Bone Disease Center, Amsterdam Bone Center, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Amsterdam University Medical Centers · NLAcademic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam · NLUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USCalifornia Institute for Regenerative Medicine · USChristian Medical College, Vellore · INGarmisch-Partenkirchen Medical Center · DEHospital Israelita Albert Einstein · BRHospital Italiano de Buenos Aires · ARIstituto Giannina Gaslini · ITMayo Clinic · USMedStar Georgetown University Hospital · USNational Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities · JPRed Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital · ZASeoul National University · KRSidney Kimmel Cancer Center · USThomas Jefferson University · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USWestern University · CA

Funding

Novel approaches to promote healing of bone loss in inflammatory arthritisR01AR078230 · NIAMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Ellen M Gravallese, Jae-Hyuck Shim · 2022 to 2026
$2.6M
Identification of novel regulators governing osteoclast-osteoblast couplingR01AR068983 · NIAMS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI SHIM, JAE-HYUCK · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
A novel bone-targeting AAV-mediated gene therapy to promote bone formation in osteoporosisR21AR077557 · NIAMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SHIM, JAE-HYUCK · 2021 to 2022
$403k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR068983NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR077557
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare and devastating genetic disease, in which soft connective tissue is converted into heterotopic bone through an endochondral ossification process. Patients succumb early as they gradually become trapped in a second skeleton of heterotopic bone. Although the underlying genetic defect is long known, the inherent complexity of the disease has hindered the discovery of effective preventions and treatments. New developments in the gene therapy field have motivated its consideration as an attractive therapeutic option for FOP. However, the immune system's role in FOP activation and the as-yet unknown primary causative cell, are crucial issues which must be taken into account in the therapy design. While gene therapy offers a potential therapeutic solution, more knowledge about FOP is needed to enable its optimal and safe application.

Indexed as

Myositis OssificansOssification, HeterotopicActivin Receptors, Type IFeasibility StudiesGenetic TherapyHumansActivin Receptors, Type IALK2 mutationfibrodysplasia ossificans progressivagene therapyheterotopic ossificationRNA

Identifiers

PMID35502479
PMCPMC9419966
OpenAlexW4225391630

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