Patent ID: 8632764

Claim:
A nucleic acid encoding an AAV capsid, the nucleic acid comprising an AAV capsid coding sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence of FIG. 3A (M41) (SEQ ID NO:1); (b) a nucleotide sequence that is at least 98% identical to the nucleotide sequence of FIG. 3A (M41) (SEQ ID NO:1); (c) a nucleotide sequence that encodes the AAV capsid encoded by the nucleotide sequence of (a) but that differs from the nucleotide sequence of (a) due to the degeneracy of the genetic code; and (d) a nucleotide sequence that encodes an AAV capsid that is at least 98% identical to the AAV capsid encoded by the nucleotide sequence of (a) and that substantially retains at least one property of the AAV capsid encoded by the nucleotide sequence of (a).