Ocular Gene Therapy
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Which of the following best describes gene therapy?

  • A technique that uses radiation to treat or prevent disease
  • A technique that uses surgery to treat or prevent disease
  • A technique that uses drugs to treat or prevent disease
  • A technique that uses genes to treat or prevent disease (correct)
  • What is one possible application of gene therapy?

  • Removing genes from cells
  • Creating mutated disease-causing genes
  • Generating secreted proteins (correct)
  • Replacing healthy genes with mutated ones
  • How is new genetic material delivered in gene therapy?

  • Through direct injection into the affected area
  • Through a modified virus (correct)
  • Through the respiratory system
  • Through the bloodstream
  • What happens to the modified virus used in gene therapy?

    <p>It no longer expresses pathogenic viral genes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs when new genetic material is incorporated into the host genome in gene therapy?

    <p>It is recognized as transcriptionally available DNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

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