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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated whether the course of canine ceroid lipofuscinosis (CCL), a model of Batten's disease in man, was affected by allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Four English setters with CCL, 4 1/2 months of age, were given 9.2 Gy of total body irradiation, followed by the infusion of bone marrow cells from healthy DLA identical sibling donors. All transplanted dogs had complete hematologic reconstitution. However, at 12-13 months posttransplant, all dogs developed characteristic and progressive signs of CCL. Autopsies revealed cerebral atrophy and findings of ceroid storage not different from those in non-transplanted controls. These findings suggest that bone marrow cells do not contain or release the gene product(s) necessary to correct the disease. It appears unlikely that with our current knowledge, allogeneic marrow transplantation would be beneficial in the treatment of Batten's disease.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0009-9163
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
264-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Batten's disease: failure of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation to arrest disease progression in a canine model.
pubmed:affiliation
Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Washington, D.C.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't