Which of the Following Is One of the Technical Reasons

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is one of the technical reasons why gene therapy is problematic?

• A) Most cells with an engineered gene do not produce gene product.
• B) Most cells with engineered genes overwhelm other cells in a tissue.
• C) Cells with transferred genes are unlikely to replicate.
• D) Transferred genes may not have appropriately controlled activity.
• E) mRNA from transferred genes cannot be translated.

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Definitions:

Negligence

A failure to behave with the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised under the same circumstances, leading to unintended harm to others.

Proximate Cause

The primary reason something occurred in law, determining liability based on the directness of the relationship between an action and a harm.

Duty of Care

A legal obligation which is imposed on an individual requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others.

Performance-based Regulation

Regulatory approach where entities are measured and rewarded based on their performance outcomes rather than adherence to prescriptive rules.