A Serious Limitation of Using a Retrovirus as a Vector

question 37

Multiple Choice

A serious limitation of using a retrovirus as a vector for gene therapy is that

• A) the retrovirus may insert into a proto-oncogene, causing cancer.
• B) a genetically modified retrovirus causes AIDS.
• C) it cannot infect rapidly dividing cells.
• D) it causes ADA accumulation.
• E) reverse transcriptase will not work in human cells.

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