{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Preclinical Evaluation of Foamy Virus Vector-Mediated Gene Addition in Human Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells for Correction of Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Type 1.
{Author}: Smith RH;Bloomer H;Fink D;Keyvanfar K;Nasimuzzaman M;Sancheznieto F;Dutta R;Guenther Bui K;Alvarado LJ;Bauer TR;Hickstein DD;Russell DW;Malik P;van der Loo JCM;Highfill SL;Kuhns DB;Pirooznia M;Larochelle A;
{Journal}: Hum Gene Ther
{Volume}: 33
{Issue}: 23
{Year}: 12 2022
{Factor}: 4.793
{DOI}: 10.1089/hum.2022.065
{Abstract}: Ex vivo gene therapy procedures targeting hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) predominantly utilize lentivirus-based vectors for gene transfer. We provide the first pre-clinical evidence of the therapeutic utility of a foamy virus vector (FVV) for the genetic correction of human leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 (LAD-1), an inherited primary immunodeficiency resulting from mutation of the β2 integrin common chain, CD18. CD34+ HSPCs isolated from a severely affected LAD-1 patient were transduced under a current good manufacturing practice-compatible protocol with FVV harboring a therapeutic CD18 transgene. LAD-1-associated cellular chemotactic defects were ameliorated in transgene-positive, myeloid-differentiated LAD-1 cells assayed in response to a strong neutrophil chemoattractant in vitro. Xenotransplantation of vector-transduced LAD-1 HSPCs in immunodeficient (NSG) mice resulted in long-term (∼5 months) human cell engraftment within murine bone marrow. Moreover, engrafted LAD-1 myeloid cells displayed in vivo levels of transgene marking previously reported to ameliorate the LAD-1 phenotype in a large animal model of the disease. Vector insertion site analysis revealed a favorable vector integration profile with no overt evidence of genotoxicity. These results coupled with the unique biological features of wild-type foamy virus support the development of FVVs for ex vivo gene therapy of LAD-1.