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ReviewJournal of inherited metabolic disease2025

Delivering the Message: Translating mRNA Therapy for Liver Inherited Metabolic Diseases.

Sonam Gurung, Dany Perocheau, Roopkatha Ghosh, Stephen L Hart, Julien Baruteau

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Review in Journal of inherited metabolic disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
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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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. RNA-Based Therapies for Inherited Metabolic Disorders.Journal of inherited metabolic disease · 2026
    Review
  4. [Research progress of inherited liver disease in 2025].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2026
    Review
  5. Review
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.

Sonam GurungGreat Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
Dany PerocheauGreat Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
Roopkatha GhoshGreat Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
Stephen L HartGreat Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
Julien BaruteauGreat Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0582-540X

Funding

Citrin Foundation RG24002Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity VS2508Medical Research Council MR/T008024/1Medical Research Council MR/Z504154/1NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

mRNA encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) provides a dual revolution in the field of gene therapy. mRNA brings fleeting efficacy and the possibility to adjust the therapy to clinical needs. LNP, as a non-viral vehicle with flexible organ-targeting, overcomes most immune complications of viral gene therapy. mRNA-LNP has rapidly progressed from preventive medicine and vaccine applications to therapeutic use, especially in inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs). Given their natural tropism for liver uptake, this platform has been utilised successfully in numerous preclinical programmes. Early phase clinical trials are recruiting to assess safety and efficacy in liver IMDs. Here, we provide the latest update on mRNA and LNP technologies, preclinical studies and clinical trials targeting IMDs, safety considerations with a spotlight on infusion-related reactions and safety modelling. We discuss the future directions of therapeutic mRNA-LNP in IMDs and the right clinical use of this adjustable therapy, still to be defined. The versatility of this technology is appealing, with multiple clinical applications as bridge, long-term cure, rescue, or adjuvant therapy. mRNA-LNP for gene editing/insertion is an alternative approach for one-off cure. Translating various successful preclinical programmes in patients remains an unsolved limitation. mRNA-LNP can be tuned according to the patient's needs and is the next step in personalised medicine and individualised gene therapy.

Indexed as

Genetic TherapyLiver DiseasesMetabolic DiseasesRNA, MessengerAnimalsGene EditingHumansLipidsLiposomesLiverNanoparticlesLipid NanoparticlesLipidsLiposomesRNA, Messengergene therapyinherited metabolic diseaseslipid nanoparticlelivermRNA

Identifiers

PMID40826824
PMCPMC12361847

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