Ch 11: Medical Biotechnology Flashcards
Summarize notable terms and concepts relating to medical biotechnology
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1) Animal Models of Human Disease
What are homologues?
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2) Detecting and Diagnosing Human Disease Conditions
What are biomarkers?
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A disease detection approach, are proteins produced by diseased tissue or proteins whose production is increased when a tissue is functioning abnormally.
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What are protein microarrays?
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4
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What is Down Syndrome?
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5
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What is Amniocentesis?
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A testing technique commonly used to test for down syndrome, taking a sample of a amniotic fluid
6
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What is karyotyping?
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7
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What is FISH?
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8
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What is PGD/PGT?
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9
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What is SNPs?
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10
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What is DNA microarrays?
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11
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3) Precision Medicine and Biotechnology
What is precision medicine?
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12
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What is pharamcogenomics?
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13
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What is chemotherapy?
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What are monoclonal?
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