b6.3.18 modern advances in medicine Flashcards

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explain gene therapy

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placing a fully functioning allele into a cell that has a faulty allele for the same gene

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steps in gene therapy

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  1. cut out normal version of the gene
  2. produce many copies of it
  3. insert into the person by injecting it into a virus and injecting that virus into the person
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difficulties with gene therapy

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  • healthy alleles may not go into EVERY cell

- healthy cells may rejoin the chromosomes at random places and not work properly

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future advances in medicine

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locating genes that could be linked to inherited disease
develop drugs that directly target disease-causing genes
develop new gene therapy treatments for diseases that currently have no cure
developing personalised medicines, with knowledge of your own genetic makeup.

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