Basic information
Gene therapy successes
Problems with Gene Therapy
100
What is the carrier called that gets injected with the gene
vector
100
what was the first disease to be successfully treated?
Immune Deficiency
100
what are two main problems with gene therapy?
Health and ethical
200
technique that uses genes to treat and prevent diseases
gene therapy
200
Which disease uses the treatment t-vec?
cancer
200
what could happen if if DNA is placed incorrectly?
A tumor could form
300
what is built once inside the body?
protein and RNA
300
what disease is treated with factor IX (9)?
hemophilia
300
what does not support the process of gene therapy?
Religious beliefs
400
what are research studies that help doctors determine if gene therapy will work?
clinical trials
400
Which disease that is treated allows patient to gain more control over their muscles?
Parkinson's Disease
400
what is usually used as a vector?
a virus
500
what are two things that are removed from the body to integrate the vector with?
Blood or bone marrow
500
Which disorder has a treatment called glybera?
Fat Metabolism Disorder
500
what can fight off the virus in the body?
Immune system
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