COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR EX VIVO EXPANSION OF HUMAN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM/PROGENITOR CELLS

摘要

Described herein are methods for genetically modifying expanded hematopoietic cells comprising obtaining a quantity of hematopoietic cells, culturing the quantity of hematopoietic cells in the presence of at least one histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) and at least one growth factor to expand the hematopoietic cells, and contacting the expanded hematopoietic cells with a nucleic acid sequence, wherein the nucleic acid sequence modifies the quantity of expanded hematopoietic cells. Further described herein are compositions comprising the genetically modified hematopoietic cells produced by these methods.