Current approaches to hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) gene therapy involve the collection and ex vivomanipulation ofHSCs, a process associated with loss of stemcellmultipotency and engraftment potential. An alternative approach for correcting blood-related diseases is the direct intravenous administration of viral vectors, so-called in vivo gene therapy. In this study,weevaluated the safety and efficacy of in vivo gene therapy using a foamy virus vector for the correction of canine X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID-X1). In newborn SCID-X1 dogs, injection of a foamy virus vector expressing the human IL2RG gene resulted in an expansion of lymphocytes expressing the common γ chain and the development of CD3+ T lymphocytes. CD3+ cells expressed CD4 and CD8 coreceptors, underwent antigen receptor gene rearrangement, and demonstrated functional maturity in response to T-cell mitogens. Retroviral integration site analysis in 4 animals revealed a polyclonal pattern of integration in all dogs with evidence for dominant clones. These results demonstrate that a foamy virus vector can be administered with therapeutic benefit in the SCID-X1 dog, a clinically relevant preclinical model for in vivo gene therapy. © 2014 by The American Society of Hematology.
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Burtner, C. R., Beard, B. C., Kennedy, D. R., Wohlfahrt, M. E., Adair, J. E., Trobridge, G. D., … Kiem, H. P. (2014). Intravenous injection of a foamy virus vector to correct canine SCID-X1. Blood, 123(23), 3578–3584. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2013-11-538926
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