MODIFIED BLOOD FACTORS COMPRISING A LOW DEGREE OF WATER SOLUBLE POLYMER
The present invention relates, in general, to materials and methods for the preparation of modified blood factors which have low levels of water soluble polymer molecules conjugated to the blood factor but exhibit biological activity similar to or better than molecules having a higher number of water soluble polymer moieties.
1 . A modified blood factor molecule comprising a recombinant blood factor and at least one and no more than 10 water soluble polymer moieties per blood factor molecule.
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42 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising the modified blood factor of claim 1 .
43 . A method of making a modified blood factor molecule having a low number of water soluble polymer conjugated to the blood factor molecule comprising, contacting the blood factor molecule with a molar excess of water soluble polymer to blood factor molecule under conditions that permit attachment of at least 1 and less than 10 water soluble polymers to the blood factor molecule.
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48 . A method of treating a subject suffering from a blood clotting disorder comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a modified blood factor of claim 1 .
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