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University of Illinois, Chicago NURS 531 Chapter 59: Biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy MULTIPLE CHOICE 1)A tetracycline-inducible system has been used experimentally to control the expression of   hemoglobin erythropoietin insulin thyroxine growth hormone 2

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5.    Oral gene therapy may be possible using

 

1. viral vectors for gene transfection
2. microspheres loaded with plasmid DNA
3. liposomes containing plasmids
4. naked plasma DNA
5. DNA enclosed in cyclodextrin

 

 

6.    One of the disadvantages of using adenoviruses as vectors for gene transfection is the

 

1. long-lasting expression of the transfected gene
2. transfer of genes to the cytoplasm
3. strong host immune response
4. persistence of the vector in nervous tissue
5. incorporation of the virus into host DNA

7.    Retroviral vectors are used to transfer

 

1. genomic DNA
2. single-stranded DNA
3. transfer RNA
4. messenger RNA
5. a RNA-DNA hybrid