Introduction of the remedial gene into the cells of the bone marrow falls under _________.
Introduction of the remedial gene into the cells of the bone marrow falls under _________.
The correct option is B Somatic cell gene therapy
Somatic cell gene therapy is defined as the process of introducing a genetic material in the form of RNA inside the appropriate cell (bone marrow in this case) in such a manner that it controls the cell’s mechanism of gene expression, so that it can produce the required therapeutic effect. Somatic cell gene therapy can cure a disease only in the patient, and not to their offsprings.
In germ line gene therapy DNA is transferred into the germ cells which produce the reproductive cells- eggs or sperm, in the body. This therapy allows for the correction of disease causing gene variants that can be passed from one generation to another.
In ex-vivo gene therapy, the targeted cells are removed from the patient and gene therapy is administered to the cells in vitro before they are returned to the patient's body.
Somatic cell gene therapy is defined as the process of introducing a genetic material in the form of RNA inside the appropriate cell (bone marrow in this case) in such a manner that it controls the cell’s mechanism of gene expression, so that it can produce the required therapeutic effect. Somatic cell gene therapy can cure a disease only in the patient, and not to their offsprings.
In germ line gene therapy DNA is transferred into the germ cells which produce the reproductive cells- eggs or sperm, in the body. This therapy allows for the correction of disease causing gene variants that can be passed from one generation to another.
In ex-vivo gene therapy, the targeted cells are removed from the patient and gene therapy is administered to the cells in vitro before they are returned to the patient's body.
