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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Current and Future Treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) Type II: Is Brain-Targeted Stem Cell Gene Therapy the Solution for This Devastating Disorder?

Claire Horgan, Simon A Jones, Brian W Bigger, Robert Wynn

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Advances in Therapies for Mucopolysaccharidoses.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026
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  6. Rescue of neurologic disease in mucopolysaccharidosis type II mice via AAV-mediated liver delivery of brain-penetrating iduronate-2-sulfatase.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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  7. Novel Phenotypic Insights into theInternational journal of neonatal screening · 2025
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  10. Targeting Neurological Aspects of Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II: Enzyme Replacement Therapy and Beyond.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Claire HorganBlood and Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Paediatric Haematology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6865-8509
Simon A JonesWillink Unit, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
Brian W BiggerStem Cell and Neuropathies, Division of Cell Matrix Biology & Regenerative Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9708-1112
Robert WynnBlood and Marrow Transplant Unit, Department of Paediatric Haematology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_19046
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter Syndrome) is a rare, x-linked recessive, progressive, multi-system, lysosomal storage disease caused by the deficiency of iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS), which leads to the pathological storage of glycosaminoglycans in nearly all cell types, tissues and organs. The condition is clinically heterogeneous, and most patients present with a progressive, multi-system disease in their early years. This article outlines the pathology of the disorder and current treatment strategies, including a detailed review of haematopoietic stem cell transplant outcomes for MPSII. We then discuss haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy and how this can be employed for treatment of the disorder. We consider how preclinical innovations, including novel brain-targeted techniques, can be incorporated into stem cell gene therapy approaches to mitigate the neuropathological consequences of the condition.

Indexed as

Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationIduronate SulfataseMucopolysaccharidosis IIBrainGenetic TherapyHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansIduronate Sulfatasebone marrow transplantmucopolysaccharidosis type IIstem cell gene therapy

Identifiers

PMID35563245
PMCPMC9105950

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