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Gene Based Therapies
Pharmacology
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Medical
Professional
10/01/2011

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Term
Target cells of Canavan Disease
Definition
CNS
Term
incidence of cystic fibrosis
Definition
1:2000 japhites
Term
target cells of hemophilia
Definition
liver, muscle, bone marrow cells
Term
defect in SCID
Definition
ADA, JAK3, IL2R
Term
defect in canavan disease
Definition
aspartoacylase deficiency, myelin degneration
Term
disadvantage of using retrovirus
Definition
infects dividing cells only
random integration
Term
benefit to using Herpesvirus
Definition
infects non-dividing cells
Term
Adeonvirus: Advantage and disadvantage
Definition
Adv: infects non-dividing cells
Dis: does not integrate into host genome
stimulates immune response
Term
Cystic Fibrosis
Definition
3 nucleotide deletion- delta508 loss
3 liposomes
1 adenovirus
1AAV as delivery vector
Term
naked vector
Definition
Not immunogenic; no limit on size
LOW expression though
attacked by body
LOW specificity
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