You Are Studying a Disease Caused by Insufficient Levels of a Specific

Multiple Choice

You are studying a disease caused by insufficient levels of a specific peptide hormone,and characterize mutations in several genes that can lead to the disease.Your startup company can only afford to pursue one gene product as a possible therapy.Which would you choose?

A) Gene A - a transcription factor.
B) Gene B - an enzyme that activates the hormone by cleaving its inactive precursor.
C) Gene C - the hormone itself.
D) Gene D - a kinase that acts downstream of the hormone.