Gene Therapy quiz This interactive quiz is testing your knowledge on the content read and shown on my website! Good luck :) epedota published on October 28, 2012 Stacked 1/19 What is a main restriction of current vectors in gene therapy? Failure to achieve proper gene transfer in inactive cells Unable to introduce the correct gene into an individual Cannot create more viruses 2/19 Does the addition of a functional gene correct a mutated gene? True False 3/19 Is it proven certain viral-vectors will carry the new gene directly to the right cells? True False 4/19 What is the purpose for viral-vectors in gene therapy? Create more viruses Change DNA Carry genes into the body 5/19 T/F Gene therapy is still in an experimental stage True False 6/19 What is the most common vector used in gene therapy? RNA DNA Viral-vectors 7/19 T/F Gene therapy is preformed in over 30 countries world-wide True False 8/19 What diseases can gene therapy have the potential to cure? HIV, chicken pox, measles HIV, cystic fibrosis, seasonal flu HIV, cystic fibrosis, Huntington's 9/19 T/F Is it possible for gene therapy to present the possibility of a tumour in an individual? True False 10/19 In certain situations gene therapy patients need to go through... blood tests Schooling Gene therapy sessions 11/19 T/F Gene therapy is not complex, and doesn't depend on much to be completed True False 12/19 Most symptoms of an individuals immune response after gene therapy go away after how long? 15-20 hrs. 24-48 hrs 1-2 days 13/19 T/F Possible death is a side-effect of gene therapy True False 14/19 T/F Benefits of gene therapy are always long-term True False 15/19 T/F Ethic questions include; gene therapy could be used to enhance humans when made public True False 16/19 T/F Treatment for gene therapy would be very affordable True False 17/19 What can tumours lead to in an individual Chicken pox Strep throat Cancer 18/19 T/F Viruses have the capacity to take over host cells and reproduce its self True False 19/19 T/F Side-effects are present everywhere on the body after gene therapy True False
