Gene Transfer Therapy for Treating Children and Adults With Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2D (LGMD2D)

Summary

Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D (LGMD2D) is a genetic disease that affects skeletal muscle. Insufficient levels of the protein alpha-sarcoglycan result in muscle weakness that worsens over time. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of gene therapy in treating children and adults with LGMD2D.

Timeline

Start

2008-03

Primary completion

2011-06

Completion

2011-08

Publications

• Background Allamand V, Donahue KM, Straub V, Davisson RL, Davidson BL, Campbell KP. Early adenovirus-mediated gene transfer effectively prevents muscular dystrophy in alpha-sarcoglycan-deficient mice. Gene Ther. 2000 Aug;7(16):1385-91. doi: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301247.
• Background Buning H, Nicklin SA, Perabo L, Hallek M, Baker AH. AAV-based gene transfer. Curr Opin Mol Ther. 2003 Aug;5(4):367-75.
• Background Bueno MR, Moreira ES, Vainzof M, Chamberlain J, Marie SK, Pereira L, Akiyama J, Roberds SL, Campbell KP, Zatz M. A common missense mutation in the adhalin gene in three unrelated Brazilian families with a relatively mild form of autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. Hum Mol Genet. 1995 Jul;4(7):1163-7. doi: 10.1093/hmg/4.7.1163.
• Background Rodino-Klapac LR, Lee JS, Mulligan RC, Clark KR, Mendell JR. Lack of toxicity of alpha-sarcoglycan overexpression supports clinical gene transfer trial in LGMD2D. Neurology. 2008 Jul 22;71(4):240-7. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000306309.85301.e2. Epub 2008 Jun 4.
• Results Mendell JR, Rodino-Klapac LR, Rosales XQ, Coley BD, Galloway G, Lewis S, Malik V, Shilling C, Byrne BJ, Conlon T, Campbell KJ, Bremer WG, Taylor LE, Flanigan KM, Gastier-Foster JM, Astbury C, Kota J, Sahenk Z, Walker CM, Clark KR. Sustained alpha-sarcoglycan gene expression after gene transfer in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, type 2D. Ann Neurol. 2010 Nov;68(5):629-38. doi: 10.1002/ana.22251.
• Results Mendell JR, Rodino-Klapac LR, Rosales-Quintero X, Kota J, Coley BD, Galloway G, Craenen JM, Lewis S, Malik V, Shilling C, Byrne BJ, Conlon T, Campbell KJ, Bremer WG, Viollet L, Walker CM, Sahenk Z, Clark KR. Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D gene therapy restores alpha-sarcoglycan and associated proteins. Ann Neurol. 2009 Sep;66(3):290-7. doi: 10.1002/ana.21732.

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