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Natasha_Volkova [10]
1 year ago
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Why might using retroviral vectors for gene therapy increase the patient's risk of developing cancer? a. Retroviral vectors may

introduce proteins from the virus. b. Retroviral vectors do not express the genes that were introduced into a patient's cells. c. Retroviral vectors do not integrate their recombinant DNA into the patient's genome. d. Retroviral vectors integrate recombinant DNA into the genome in ways that may misregulate the expression of genes at or near the site of integration.
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Svetllana [295]1 year ago
7 0

The use of retroviral therapies can increase the patient's risk of developing cancer because they may integrate recombinant DNA into the genome in ways that may misregulate the expression of genes. Therefore the correct option is D.

<h3>What is retroviral therapy? </h3>

Retroviral therapy is an HIV treatment where medicines are taken as prescribed by a healthcare professional. This treatment reduces the amount of HIV in an HIV-infected person.

HIV does not have a cure but antiretroviral therapy can reduce the risk of potential health issues caused by HIV.

This treatment can help to control the virus in an HIV-infected person within 6 months. The treatment for HIV cannot prevent the transmission of other sexually transmitted diseases.

Therefore the correct option is D.

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