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SUBMITTER: Germino-Watnick P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9180595 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Germino-Watnick Paula P Hinds Malikiya M Le Anh A Chu Rebecca R Liu Xiong X Uchida Naoya N
Cells 20220604 11
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell (HSC)-targeted gene therapy provides a one-time cure for various genetic diseases including sickle cell disease (SCD) and β-thalassemia. SCD is caused by a point mutation (20A > T) in the β-globin gene. Since SCD is the most common single-gene disorder, curing SCD is a primary goal in HSC gene therapy. β-thalassemia results from either the absence or the reduction of β-globin expression, and it can be cured using similar strategies. In HSC gene-addition therapy ...[more]