X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency disease (X-SCID) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by profound defects in T-cell, B-cell, and natural killer (NK) cell function, caused by mutations in ...
(L to R) First author Anoop Babu Vasandan, PhD, St. Jude Department of Immunology, co-corresponding author Caitlin Zebley, MD, PhD, St. Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy and ...
Skin cancer is typically caused by damage to the skin's cells from ultraviolet radiation. But a recent case study has just shed light on another potential cause: human papillomavirus. Early results ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) halted 27 gene therapy trials Tuesday following indications that a second child is showing signs of leukemia after treatment for X-linked Severe Combined ...
Findings from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital demonstrate that virtual memory T cells, a specialized group of immune cells, provide nonspecific immunity for infants early in life. Patients with ...
Current GT strategies employ viral vectors (eg, murine g-retroviruses or lentiviruses) to introduce genetic material into isolated HSCs. However, gene editing (eg, CRISPR-based GT) is under active ...