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The LCR at 5\u2032 of the \u03b2-globin genes plays major role in the intricate regulation of transcription of the \u201c\u03b2-like globin genes\u201d expression\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">in situ<\/jats:italic>\n                    and in gene therapy protocols by viral gene transfer, ensuring globin gene expression independent from integration site and exerting a critical role in chromatin organization and boundary formation. The IR element, located at the 5\u2032 site of the\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">HBB<\/jats:italic>\n                    gene promoter, functions as the initiation point for physiological, bidirectional DNA replication, both\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">in situ<\/jats:italic>\n                    and within an episomal vector, and induces replication in positions that do not possess such capacity. 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Another genetic element, the S\/MAR, deriving from the 5\u2032 of the human \u03b2-interferon gene, ensures plasmid nonintegration and long-term nuclear retention in the prototype episomal vector pEPI-1 and derivative episomal vectors. 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