In unit 1 we learned about the CFTR gene that codes for a chloride channel that does not function normally in patients with Cystic Fibrosis. Which of the following may also lead to Cystic Fibrosis? methylation of the CFTR promoter a mutation in a CFTR enhancer an overactive repressor protein that binds to a CFTR silencer increased expression of a miRNA that targets the CFTR mRNA all of the above

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In unit 1 we learned about the CFTR gene that codes for a chloride channel that does not function
normally in patients with Cystic Fibrosis. Which of the following may also lead to Cystic Fibrosis?
O methylation of the CFTR promoter
O a mutation in a CFTR enhancer
an overactive repressor protein that binds to a CFTR silencer
O increased expression of a miRNA that targets the CFTR mRNA
O all of the above
Transcribed Image Text:In unit 1 we learned about the CFTR gene that codes for a chloride channel that does not function normally in patients with Cystic Fibrosis. Which of the following may also lead to Cystic Fibrosis? O methylation of the CFTR promoter O a mutation in a CFTR enhancer an overactive repressor protein that binds to a CFTR silencer O increased expression of a miRNA that targets the CFTR mRNA O all of the above
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