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Gene therapies
Somatic and germline therapies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where the allele added in Somatic therapy? | Into body cells |
| Where the allele added in germline therapy? | Into germline (sex cells and zygotes) cells |
| How long does somatic therapy last? | Short term as cells do not divide |
| How long does germline therapy last? | Long term as the stem cells will divide with the correct allele |
| How easy is somatic therapy? | Difficult to get into target cells |
| How easy is germline theapy | Easy to get into target cells |
| Are there any ethical considerations for somatic therapy? | Not really |
| Are there any ethical cosiderations against germline therapy? | Massive issues against altering human genome. |