M.I 3.4 Quiz

The field of medicine that uses a person's genetic profile, lifestyle, and environmental factors to inform health care decisions

• Genomics

• Precision medicine

• SNP

• Blast

The science dedicated to investigating how an individual's genetic makeup can impact how well the person responds to a particular medication and to what degree this person experiences harmful side effects

• Precision medicine

• Genetics

• Nanomedicine

• Pharmacogenetics

Variant DNA sequence in which the purine or pyrimidine base of a single nucleotide has been replaced by another such base

• Placebo

• SNP

• RFLPs

• Nanomedicine

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The chemotherapy drug azathioprine, prescribed to each of the patients diagnosed with ALL, is a type of compound called a thiopurine. Thiopurines work by interfering with DNA replication and, therefore, stop cancer cells from growing and spreading. Scientists have determined that an enzyme produced by the body called thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) is involved in the metabolism and breakdown of thiopurines. Why does this drug affect individuals in different ways?

• TPMT enzyme levels are low, dangerous thiopurines can build up in the body and cause serious side effects

• TPMT enzyme levels are high, dangerous thiopurines can build up in the body and cause serious side effects

• TPMT enzyme levels are high, they can break down the thiopurines too fast and cause serious side effects

Area of biomedical research that seeks to use tools from the field of nanotechnology to improve health

• Precision Medicine

• Pharmacogenetics

• Nanomedicine

• Genetics

An inert or innocuous substance used especially in controlled experiments testing the efficacy of another substance (as a drug)

• Enzyme

• SNP

• Placebo

• Controlled substance

Type of study that one group recieves the treatment and the other does not or get s a placebo

• Nanomedicine

• Clinical trial

• Controlled study

• Open study

Research studies performed in people that are aimed at evaluating a medical, surgical, or behavioral intervention

• Pharmacogenetics

• Nanomedicine

• Precision medicine

• Clinical Trial

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Type of study that the participants and scientist do not know who is in the control group and who is in the experimental group.

• Open study

• Single Blind Study

• Double Blind Study

• Closed Study

Type of study that the participants do not know if they are in the control group or experimental group. The researcher or scientist does.

• Closed Study

• Open Study

• Single Blind Study

• Double Blind Study