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Module 4. Medical Biotechnology Flashcards

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HeLa cells were first produced from what type of cell?

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human cervical carcinoma

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Medical biotechnology involves the use of biotechnology tools in creating products that can be utilized in what aspects of medicine?

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disease diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.

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Discovery of what molecule prompted a better understanding of the genetic code?

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mRNA

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In 1978, synthetic human insulin is produced by inserted the gene in what microorganism?

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E. coli

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In 1974 recombinant genetic research created the first vaccine for what disease?

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chickenpox

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These are a class of antibiotics derived from microorganisms

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natural antibiotics (benzylpenicillin, cephalosporins, gentamicin)

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The first antibiotic discovered by Fleming was isolated from what genus of mold?

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Penicillium

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This class of antibiotics are derivatives of natural antibiotics that have undergone structural modifications.

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Semi-synthetic antibiotics (ampicillin and amikacin)

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This class of antibiotics is purely lab made.

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Synthetic (moxifloxacin and norfloxacin)

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Class of antibiotics characterized by having lactone (ester linkages) in a large cyclic structure.

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Macrolides

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This class of antibiotic is characterized by a four-membered cyclic amide.

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B-lactam

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Common examples of B lactams

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penicillins, cephalosporins, carbapenems, and monobactams

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Class of antibiotics characterized by having four-ring structure.

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Tetracyclins

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Class of antibiotics characterized by having cyclic sugar alcohol containing nitrogen atoms

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Aminoglycosides

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Class of antibiotics characterized by having sulfonamide group (SO2NH2).

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sulfonamides

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Class of antibiotics characterized by having bicyclic ring with a ketone group at position 4 and a nitrogen atom at position 1.

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Quinolones (purely synthetic)

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What are the six classes of antibiotics based on structure?

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B-lactams
Macrolides
Tetracyclines
aminoglycosides
sulfonamides
quinolones

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Which class of antibiotics generally acts to inhibit cell wall synthesis?

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β-lactams

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Which class of antibiotics generally acts to inhibit protein synthesis?

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macrolides, tetracyclines, aminoglycosides

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Which class of antibiotics generally acts to inhibit cell membrane functions

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polymyxins

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This class of antibiotics kills bacteria by inhibiting vital cellular processes.

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Bactericidal

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Which class of antibiotics generally acts to inhibit nucleic acid synthesis?

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quinolones

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Class of antibiotics that inhibits cellular processes and bacterial growth without killing the bacteria itself.

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Bcateriostatic

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This class of antibiotics targets a wide array of pathogenic bacteria, including both Gram+/-.

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Broad spectrum (β-lactams, aminoglycosides, macrolides)

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Examples of broad spectrum antibiotics.

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(β-lactams, aminoglycosides, macrolides)

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This class of antibiotics only target either gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria.

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Narrow spectrum antibiotics

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Why is narrow spectrum antibiotics preferred?

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Due to specificity and decreased chances of bacterial resistance

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Examples of narrow spectrum antibiotics

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penicillin G, penicillin V, methicillin

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Field of research concerned with how an individual’s genes may impact their response to certain drugs and medications.

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PHARMACOGENOMICS

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Basic premise of pharmacogenomics

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DNA provide instructions for protein synthesis, and some proteins may influence how drugs work in the body. DNA may affect how well individuals’ bodies respond to drugs. cf., hiyang concept.

Certain drugs must first bind to receptors before they can perform their work. Hence, the number and types of receptors that a person’s body has may affect how well their body responds to drugs. Since the number and types of receptors that a person’s body has depend on their DNA, different people may require different doses of drugs.

By knowing how different gene variants can affect how well individuals will respond to certain drugs, doctors can determine the best drugs and dosages to prescribe their patients.

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This is the first recombinant proteins used in treatment

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recombinant human insulin

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What are the applications of biotechnology in medicine?

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Antibiotics
Recombinant proteins
Gene therapy
Stem cell therapy
Genetic testing and diagnosis
Vaccines

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Before recombinant human insulin is used, insulin derived from pancreas of animals such as pig and cows provide an alternative insulin for patients with diabetes. This insulin is called?

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animal insulin

32
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animal insulin that have undergone modifications

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semisynthetic

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Process of recombinant insulin production

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  1. the human insulin gene is inserted into a plasmid that was isolated from a bacterial cell.
  2. The plasmid is reinserted into the bacterial cell, making it a recombinant bacterium.
  3. The recombinant bacterium is fermented in tanks where it eventually produces human insulin using the human insulin gene.
  4. The human insulin is harvested and purified for use in medical treatment
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Allows for genome editing via the addition, removal, or alteration of certain regions of a given DNA sequence.

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CRISPR-Cas9

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This part of the CRISPR-Cas9 serves as “molecular scissors” that cut DNA at a specific region to remove or add other DNA segments.

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Cas9

36
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RNA that guides the Cas9 enzyme to ensure that it cuts the right segment of the genome.

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Guide RNA

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Process of CRSPR-Cas9 mediated edits.

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guide RNA binds to target sequence

Cas9 enzymes binds to gRNA

Cas9 enzyme cuts both strands of DNA

The cut is repaired by endogenous DNA repair mechanism resulting in the loss of mutant expression or reversal to WT genotype

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This application of biotechnology involves repairing diseased, dysfunctional, or injured tissue using stem cells or their derivatives.

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Stem cell therapy

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Process of stem cell therapy

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  1. Stem cells Stem cells are grown in the lab and manipulated to be a specific kind of cells.
  2. Differentiated cultured cells are implanted back into the patient.
  3. These specialized cells help the repair/regeneration of damaged cells. For example, person suffering from heart disease can be injected the specialized heart muscle cells, which aid in the repair of the injured heart muscle
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Process of genetic testing

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Blood or other tissues are analyzed changes in their genetic makeup or expressed proteins

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What are the purposes of genetic testing?

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  1. Confirm diagnosis made for an individual that exhibits symptoms of a genetic conditions.
  2. See if an individual with family history for a genetic condition has developed it or is susceptible to developing it
  3. Detect genetic conditions among newborns for immediate treatment
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This application of biotechnology in medicine involves examining human blood or other tissues to determine changes in genetic material. This then can help diagnose genetic conditions conditions or the possibility of developing these.

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Genetic testing and diagnosis

41
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What are the three major types of genetic testing?

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  1. Cytogenetic testing
  2. Biochemical testing
  3. Molecular testing
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This type of genetic testing aims to examines entire chromosomes.

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cytogenetic testing

43
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Cytogenetic testing of the bone marrow can help diagnose which disease?

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leukemia

44
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Cytogenetic testing of the amniotic fluid cells can be used in what procedure?

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prenatal diagnosis of genetic conditions

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These are the most accessible cells for for cytogenetic analysis due to their rapidly dividing nature and accessiblity.

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T lymphocytes (white blood cells)

46
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Detects mutations present in different proteins (i.e., enzymes, transporters, receptors, hormones) and banks on the premise that failure of proper protein functioning leads to detrimental effects on individuals.

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Biochemical testing

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This type of genetic testing measures and examines proteins and requires a tissue sample (usually from blood, urine, amniotic fluid, or cerebrospinal fluid).

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Biochemical testing

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Biochemical testing can test which parameters.

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Protein activity, levels of metabolites, and protein size or quantity

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This type of genetic testing aims to detect small DNA mutations that cause genetic diseases.

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Molecular testing

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This is the most effective molecular test.

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direct DNA testing

47
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In molecular testing, cystic fibrosis is caused by 1000 mutations in what gene?

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“cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator”

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These are iological preparation that induces an immune response in an organism, particularly against any foreign agents (e.g., virus or disease).

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vaccines

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What are the three common vaccine platforms used today?

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inactivated vaccines
live attenuated vaccines
mRNA vaccines

50
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This vaccine platform uses a dead germ-causing disease.

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Inactivated vaccines

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examples of inactivated vaccines

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Hepatitis A, Flu, Polio, Rabies

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uses the weak form of a germ-causing disease

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Live attenuated vaccines

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examples of live attenuated vaccines

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Measles, Chickenpox

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Recombinant DNA research led to the development of the first vaccine against what disease?

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Chickenpox

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Recombinant protein research proved that a synthetic recombinant gene can clone a protein, which eventually paved the way for the development of the 1st vaccine for what disease?

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pneumonia vaccine

54
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Peptide antibiotics provide certain advantages over small molecule antibiotics due to their?

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Nativity - less likely tendency for both host and target bacteria to recognize the antibiotic as foreign provided their peptide-based nature

Delivery and degradability - most are water-soluble that allows better delivery; can also be degraded by the body, and can therefore prevent it to be released into the environment (lowers risk of emergence of antibiotic resistance)

Functionalization - antibiotic peptides are easier to be added with functional groups than conventional Antibiotics

54
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Beta-lactam ring provides a good general for antibiotics due to what property of its structure?

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angle strain - makes it highly reactive

54
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The beta-lactam antibiotic penicillin is characterized by what two functional groups?

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b-lactam and thiazolidine

55
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Synthetic antibiotics used to treat pan-resistance bacterial infection although not accessible due to the high price associated with synthesis.

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Vanthomycin, Linezolid

56
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A synthetic oxazolidinone antibiotic that Targets the 23S sub-unit of the 50S ribosomal subunit. The effect is the inhibition of the formation of the whole 70S ribosome, and transfer of amino acids from tRNAs.

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Linezolid

56
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What is the classification of Linezolid based on activity?

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broad spectrum bacteriostatis

56
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The gRNA of CRSPR-Cas9 system is complementary what structure found downstream of the target edit site?

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protospacer-adjancent motif

56
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What is the hallmark of huntingtin protein?

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polyglutamine due to expansion of CAG and CAA repeats –> Huntington’s disease –> affects motor movements

56
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Tay Sach’s disease is a disorder of the lipid metabolism that results from the mutations in what enzyme?

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Hexoaminodase A

57
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Hexoaminidase A, the enzyme implicated in Tay Sach’s disease functions in what metabolic process?

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Ganglioside breakdown in motor neurons –> low/absent Hex A activity –> progressive neurodegenerative damage –> Tay Sach’s disease

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This newly characterized transcription factors play a crucial role in cellular reprogramming, a process that can convert differentiated cells into Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.

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Yamanaka transcription factors

58
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A transcription factor that plays a central role in maintaining pluripotency in embryonic stem cells

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Octamer-Binding Transcription Factor 4 (Oct4)

58
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Collaborates with Oct4 to regulate the expression of genes associated with stem cell identity.

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Sex-Determining Region Y-Box 2

59
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Involved in various cellular processes, including cell proliferation and differentiation

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Kruppel-like Factor 4 (Klf4)

60
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Is an oncogene that plays a role in cell growth and proliferation

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Cellular Myelocytomatosis Oncogene

61
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People with MCAD cannot produce energy from dietary and endogenous fats due to a low-level functioning enzyme called?

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Medium chain acyl dehydrogenase (MCAD)

62
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Medium chain acyl dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency leads to accumulation of what secondary metabolite?

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octanoylcarnitine

63
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Ethical Issues associated with medical Biotechnology

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Ethical Issues in Medical Biotechnology

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Ethical issues associated with medical biotechnology

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Risk to human subjects during clinical trials
-Death of participant Jesse Gelsinger during a gene therapy trial at the University of Pennsylvania

-Challenges include the willingness of patients, especially those in critical conditions, to participate in clinical trials regardless of risks both known and unknown

High Costs
-The high costs of products and therapies under Medical

-Biotechnology may limit the accessibility to patients who can afford them alone, depriving those who cannot of the same healthcare

Privacy
-Rapidly advancing medical technology create the risk of compromising information about individuals’ possible health conditions in the future

-This may pose significant implications for individuals’ abilities to secure employment and insurance

Threats to Bioterrorism
-Medical Biotechnology has been widely utilized to establish safety measures against possible threats of bioterrorism

-However, allocating a good amount of resources (i.e. time and money) for bioterrorism research pulls resources away from other public health policies

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