Biologic agents and methods of use

Abstract

Disclosed herein are nucleic acid compositions and methods of use. The nucleic acid compositions may have a therapeutic nucleic acid sequence operably linked to a nuclear targeting sequence that increases expression of the therapeutic nucleic acid in a cell by at least 1.25 fold; at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 6; or a first regulatory element comprising a promoter sequence operably linked to a hemoglobin subunit gamma intron (hBGi) sequence, and a second regulatory element comprising a woodchuck hepatitis posttranscriptional regulatory element (WPRE) sequence. The nucleic acid compositions with these features may enhance therapeutic nucleic acid transfection and expression. Also disclosed herein are transgenes optimized for gene therapy applications, including novel FVIII transgene sequences, in which the B domain may be non-naturally occurring the A1 and/or A3 domain may include at least one amino acid substitution.

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