Deck 5: Gene Therapy and Pharmacogenomics

Question 1

Genotyping for the presence of cytochrome P-450 2D6 (CYP2D6)enzymes and alleles will be helpful in which area of medicine?

A)Cardiology
B)Psychiatry
C)Respirology
D)Oncology

Answer 1

Psychiatry

Question 2

What is the main purpose of the Human Genome Project?

A)To study genetic diseases
B)To study genetic traits in humans
C)To discover new genetic diseases
D)To describe the entire genome of a human being

Answer 2

To describe the entire genome of a human being

Question 3

Name one clinical application of pharmacogenomics.

Answer 3

Several possible clinical applications are listed in Table 5-1: Clinical Applications of Pharmacogenomics.

Question 4

Which is manufactured as a result of indirect gene therapy?

A)Vitamin K
B)epoetin (Eprex)
C)Human insulin
D)Heparin

Question 5

Which is the most important compound that transfers genes from parents to offspring?

A)Chromatin
B)Deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA)
C)Alleles
D)Ribonucleic acid

Question 6

Eugenics is defined as

A)the use of gene therapy to prevent disease.
B)the development of new drugs based on gene therapy.
C)the intentional selection, before birth, of genotypes that are considered more desirable than others.
D)the determination of genetic factors that influence a person's response to medications.