Why Might Using Retroviral Vectors for Gene Therapy Increase the Patient's

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why might using retroviral vectors for gene therapy increase the patient's risk of developing cancer?

• A)Retroviral vectors might introduce proteins from the virus.
• B)Retroviral vectors might not express the genes that were introduced into a patient's cells.
• C)Retroviral vectors might not integrate their recombinant DNA into the patient's genome.
• D)Retroviral vectors might integrate recombinant DNA into the genome in ways that misregulate the expression of genes at or near the site of integration.
• E)Retroviral vectors might cause a strong immune response.

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