Retroviruses are used in gene therapy. The goal of gene therapy is to insert in the patient genome a copy of a functional gene that is defective in the patient. Since Retroviruses integrates their genome into the host genome they are ideal gene therapy delivery systems. What would be a potential risk of this type of treatment?       The individual treated could be more susceptible to infection by other retroviruses     Insertion of the retroviral genome into the host genome can cause dangerous mutations.     There are not recognized risks with this gene therapy approach.     Genes from the host can be inserted into the retroviruses and laterally moved to other cells.

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Retroviruses are used in gene therapy. The goal of gene therapy is to insert in the patient genome a copy of a functional gene that is defective in the patient. Since Retroviruses integrates their genome into the host genome they are ideal gene therapy delivery systems. What would be a potential risk of this type of treatment?

 

   

The individual treated could be more susceptible to infection by other retroviruses

   

Insertion of the retroviral genome into the host genome can cause dangerous mutations.

   

There are not recognized risks with this gene therapy approach.

   

Genes from the host can be inserted into the retroviruses and laterally moved to other cells.

 

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