Pre-clinical Development of a Lentiviral Vector Expressing the Anti-sickling βAS3 Globin for Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is caused by a mutation (E6V) in the hemoglobin (Hb) β-chain that induces polymerization of Hb tetramers, red blood cell deformation, ischemia, anemia, and multiple organ damage. Gene therapy is a potential alternative to human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched allogeneic hem...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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Series: | Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2329050118301104 |