A natural choice for hemophilia B

Blood. 2015 Mar 5;125(10):1509-10. doi: 10.1182/blood-2015-01-622506.

Abstract

In this issue of Blood, Crudele et al describe a novel study of adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector-mediated gene therapy that induced immune tolerance to factor IX (FIX) in a hemophilia B (HB) dog with previously formed anti-FIX inhibitor antibodies (IAs).

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Factor IX / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Genetic Therapy / methods*
  • Hemophilia B / genetics*
  • Hemophilia B / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male

Substances

  • Factor IX