07-19-2006, 01:13 PM
Which of the following statements is the MOST ACCURATE description of the molecular basis of Hemophilia?
A. Genetic engineering eliminates the risk of HIV-infection from purified clotting factors.
B. The gene for factor VIII has been cloned
C. Cloned factor VIII genes have been used to synthesize large quantities of facotr VIII for Rx of hemophilia
D. Hemophilia is caused by factor VIII deficiency which results from an insertion of retrotransposons into factor VIII gene introns
A. Genetic engineering eliminates the risk of HIV-infection from purified clotting factors.
B. The gene for factor VIII has been cloned
C. Cloned factor VIII genes have been used to synthesize large quantities of facotr VIII for Rx of hemophilia
D. Hemophilia is caused by factor VIII deficiency which results from an insertion of retrotransposons into factor VIII gene introns