Correction of X-linked chronic granulomatous disease by gene therapy, augmented by insertional activation of MDS1-EVI1, PRDM16 or SETBP1

Research output: Contribution to journalResearch articleContributedpeer-review

Contributors

  • Marion G. Ott - , University Hospital Frankfurt (Author)
  • Manfred Schmidt - , University Medical Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Kerstin Schwarzwaelder - , University of Freiburg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Stefan Stein - , Georg-Speyer-Haus (Author)
  • Ulrich Siler - , University of Zurich (Author)
  • Ulrike Koehl - , University Hospital Frankfurt (Author)
  • Hanno Glimm - , Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center Freiburg (Author)
  • Klaus Kühlcke - , BioNTech Ag (Author)
  • Andrea Schilz - , BioNTech Ag (Author)
  • Hana Kunkel - , Georg-Speyer-Haus (Author)
  • Sonja Naundorf - , BioNTech Ag (Author)
  • Andrea Brinkmann - , University Hospital Frankfurt (Author)
  • Annette Deichmann - , University of Freiburg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Marlene Fischer - , University Medical Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg (Author)
  • Claudia Ball - , National Center for Tumor Diseases Dresden, Faculty of Biology, Environmental Monitoring and Endocrinology (Research Group), University Medical Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg (Author)
  • Ingo Pilz - , University of Freiburg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Cynthia Dunbar - , National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Author)
  • Yang Du - , National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Author)
  • Nancy A. Jenkins - , National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Author)
  • Neal G. Copeland - , National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Author)
  • Ursula Lüthi - , University of Zurich (Author)
  • Moustapha Hassan - , Karolinska Institutet (Author)
  • Adrian J. Thrasher - , University College London (Author)
  • Dieter Hoelzer - , University Hospital Frankfurt (Author)
  • Christof Von Kalle - , University Medical Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (Author)
  • Reinhard Seger - , University of Zurich (Author)
  • Manuel Grez - , Georg-Speyer-Haus (Author)

Abstract

Gene transfer into hematopoietic stem cells has been used successfully for correcting lymphoid but not myeloid immunodeficiencies. Here we report on two adults who received gene therapy after nonmyeloablative bone marrow conditioning for the treatment of X-linked chronic granulomatous disease (X-CGD), a primary immunodeficiency caused by a defect in the oxidative antimicrobial activity of phagocytes resulting from mutations in gp91phox. We detected substantial gene transfer in both individuals' neutrophils that lead to a large number of functionally corrected phagocytes and notable clinical improvement. Large-scale retroviral integration site-distribution analysis showed activating insertions in MDS1-EVI1, PRDM16 or SETBP1 that had influenced regulation of long-term hematopoiesis by expanding gene-corrected myelopoiesis three- to four-fold in both individuals. Although insertional influences have probably reinforced the therapeutic efficacy in this trial, our results suggest that gene therapy in combination with bone marrow conditioning can be successfully used to treat inherited diseases affecting the myeloid compartment such as CGD.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)401-409
Number of pages9
JournalNature medicine
Volume12
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2006
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 16582916

Keywords