The present invention aims at converting factor IX into a molecule with
enhanced activity which provides an alternative for replacement therapy
and gene therapy for hemophilia B. Using recombinant techniques, factor
IX having substitution of amino acid residue of SEQ ID NO: 7 at amino
acid position selected from the group consisting of 86, 277, and 338
(exclude the circumstance of a single substitution at amino acid position
338) exhibits better clotting activity than recombinant wild type factor
IX.