One of the Main Obstacles in Treating Monogenic Diseases Using

question 6

Multiple Choice

One of the main obstacles in treating monogenic diseases using gene therapy is that a single gene

• A) may have several functions in the cell.
• B) may express different variants of a protein at different times.
• C) must first be cloned.
• D) may express a protein that must be proteolytically processed to its active form.
• E) may have several overlapping functions.

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