Sustained Phenotypic Correction of Murine Hemophilia A by In Vivo Gene Therapy

Abstract excerpt

Hemophilia A is caused by a deficiency of blood coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) and has been widely discussed as a candidate for gene therapy. While the natural canine model of hemophilia A has been valuable for the development of FVIII pharmaceutical products, the use of hemophiliac dogs for gene therapy studies has several limitations such as expense and the long canine generation time. The recent creation of...