Sarge 4-25 molecular therapy Flashcards
1
Q
3 diseases for which molecular therapies are used
A
Prader-Willi, Turner Syndrome, Diabetes, CF,
2
Q
2 advantages of recombinant proteins versus harvested, purified
A
can be mutated to give variants of the desired protein ex: insulin ALSO lower risk for zoonotic/prion infections
3
Q
methods for purification of recombinant proteins
A
affinity purification (tags like GFP)
4
Q
live attenuated vaccine
A
can be dangerous for immunocomprimised people,
5
Q
inactivated vaccine
A
killed virus
6
Q
purified recombinant vaccine
A
toxoid, proteins encapsulated by lipid membrane
