A difficulty in developing gene therapy for diseases of the nervous system is that
A) neurons are located throughout the body.
B) correcting a defect in a neuron anywhere in the body would also affect the brain, in unpredictable ways.
C) nerve cells (neurons) do not divide, and so the change would not be perpetuated.
D) the nervous system has many functions.
E) nervous tissues comprise half of the body's mass.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q20: Enzyme replacement therapy treats
A) the genotype.
B) the
Q21: Which of the following is a vector
Q22: The defect in Canavan disease that causes
Q23: Which of the following would provide the
Q24: Muscle is a good target for gene
Q26: A serious limitation of using a retrovirus
Q27: Reginald receives a stem cell transplant to
Q28: Germline gene therapy would correct a genetic
Q29: Many children born with ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
Q30: A patient received bone marrow modified by
Unlock this Answer For Free Now!
View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions
Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks
Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents