C653 Task 2 .docx WGU Heredity and Genetics C653-Task 2 Dear Parent, How exciting to hear that your daughter is expressing an interest in biotechnology at home. A type of biotechnology that is currently being stu
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C653 Task 2 .docx WGU Heredity and Genetics C653-Task 2 Dear Parent, How exciting to hear that your daughter is expressing an interest in biotechnology at home. A type of biotechnology that is currently being studied is called gene therapy. In gene therapy, a patient is injected with new genes to treat a preexisting disease, essentially replacing bad DNA with good DNA. Often gene therapy is carried out by a virus whose harmful DNA has been removed and replaced with the good DNA. In this way, as this virus that now contains the good DNA, spreads it replaces the cells that had the bad DNA. Gene therapy is being used to treat a variety of diseases. An example would be Parkinsons. Parkinsons is a disease that affects the central nervous system causing a person to lose the ability to control their body. In this case, the bad DNA lacks an enzyme called glutamic acid decarboxylase or GAD for short. The good DNA contains the enzyme GAD and inserted into the subthalamic nucleus in the brain. The goal is to get the GAD enzyme back into the brain. When the GAD enzyme returns to the brain, the abnormal circulation resets back to normalcy. In this way, brain signals can properly move through the brain of a person with Parkinsons. Ms. Sosur Works Cited Gilbert, R. (2019, August 19). Gene Therapy as Parkinson's Treatment. Retrieved April 3, 2020, from https://www.apdaparkinson.org/article/gene-therapy-for-parkinsons-disease/ U.S. National Library of Medicine. (2020, March 31). How does gene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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