Gene therapies for usher syndrome (ush1b)
AssigneeUniversity of Massachusetts
InventorHemant Khanna
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to compositions and methods useful for delivering minigenes to a subject. Accordingly, the disclosure is based, in part, on isolated nucleic acids and gene therapy vectors, such as viral (e.g., rAAV) vectors, comprising one or more gene fragments encoding a therapeutic gene product, such as a protein or peptide (e.g. a minigene). In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to gene therapy vectors encoding a USH1B protein (e.g. the gene product of USH1B, also referred to as MY07A) or a portion thereof. In some embodiments, compositions described by the disclosure are useful for treating diseases associated with mutations in the USH1B (MY07A) gene, for example Usher Syndrome.
Claims32
An isolated nucleic acid comprising a transgene encoding a USH1B minigene having the nucleic acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs:
- 3-14.
An isolated nucleic acid comprising a transgene having a nucleic acid sequence encoding a USH1B protein, wherein the USHB1 protein comprises an amino acid sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs:
- 15-26.
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