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Pour l'installation du LHC et son équipement périphérique (ligne cryogénique, câbles, tuyauterie, etc.) dans le tunnel du LEP, une maquette digitale CAO doit être faite. Après un rappel de la définition théorique du tunnel du LEP, cette LHC project Note décrit comment sont utilisées et intégrées d'anciennes et de nouvelles mesures du tunnel pour arriver à un ensemble de données qui permettent de construire la maquette digitale (CAO) du tunnel du LHC. Ensuite, les résultats sont comparés à leur valeur théorique d'une part, et aux anciennes valeurs disponibles d'autre part.

Stable gene transfer to human pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells (PHSCs) is an attractive strategy for the curative treatment of many genetic hematologic disorders. In clinical trials, the levels of gene transfer to this cell population have generally been low, reflecting deficiencies in both the vector systems and transduction conditions. In this study, we have used a pseudotyped murine retroviral vector to transduce human CD34(+) cells purified from bone marrow (BM) and umbilical cord blood (CB) under optimized conditions. After transduction, 71% to 97% of the hematopoietic cells were found to express a low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor (LNGFR) marker gene. Six weeks after transplantation into immunodeficient NOD/LtSz-scid/scid (NOD/SCID) mice, LNGFR expression was detected in 6% to 57% of CD45(+) cells in eight of nine engrafted animals. Moreover, proviral DNA was detected in 8.3% to 45% of secondary colonies derived from BM cells of engrafted NOD/SCID mice. Our data show consistent transduction of SCID-repopulating cells (SRCs) and suggest that the efficiency of gene transfer to human hematopoietic repopulating cells can be improved using existing retroviral vector systems and carefully optimized transduction conditions.