A Patient Received Bone Marrow Modified by an Adeno-Associated Virus

question 26

Multiple Choice

A patient received bone marrow modified by an adeno-associated virus (AAV) carrying the human gene that encodes an enzyme her body could not make.This is an example of

• A) protein therapy.
• B) germline gene therapy.
• C) somatic gene therapy.
• D) retroviral gene therapy.
• E) IVF.

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances released by neurons to transmit signals across a synapse to another neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Postsynaptic Structures

Components of a neuron located after the synapse that receive and process signals from presynaptic neurons.

Vesicles

Small sacs within the synaptic knobs that contain chemicals called neurotransmitters.

Impulse Transmission

The process by which nerve cells communicate with each other or with muscles, involving the movement of electrical or chemical signals across synapses.