Transplantation
Enhanced Engraftment of Hematopoietic Progenitors
Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, June 3rd, 1996
There are several genetic disorders whereby low-level, long-term engraftment of gene therapy corrected stem cells could mean a cure. However, to date there have been only moderate successes in engraftment of enough modified hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) to sustain a cure.
Michael Mardiney III and Harry L. Malech of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, showed that by using a progenitor enriched fraction of marrow from untreated mouse donors into congenic recipients that even very low-dose radiation conditioning of the recipient...
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (1996-06-03)
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