From VUS (variance of unknown significance) to diagnosis

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Two ways for functionak assay (functional experiments for a genetic disorder)?

  • Forward genetics:
    • Random mutagenisis, if you found the phenotype you go back and look at the genetics.
    • Mitosis is a example were it is used
  • Reverse genetics:
    • You make the phenotype that you want by manipulating (manipulatie) the gene and study the phenotype that is cause by chance.

On what 4 things choose you the mutation you want to make with genetic engineering? (2) (2)

  1. Exogenous
    1. manipulation of a gene from outside
  2. endogenous
    1. internal/original, bringing in outside/forgein DNA structures in the cell that make the product or manupulate the gene. Most likely stable


  1. transient
    1. not permanent
      1. exogenous
  2. stable
    1. permanent
    2. maintained over generations

IRES or 2A site?

IRES or 2A site (has a startcodon) with this you can make two proteins form one promoter.

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