Multiple Choice
A serious limitation of using a retrovirus as a vector for gene therapy is that
A) the retrovirus may insert into a proto-oncogene,causing cancer.
B) a genetically modified retrovirus causes AIDS.
C) it causes ADA accumulation.
D) reverse transcriptase will not work in human cells.
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