Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The Genetic Testing Registry of the U.S. National Institutes of Health acts as a clearinghouse to provide information on genetic tests.

2. Unlike cholesterol checks and chest x-rays, the results of genetic tests may have repercussions to family members who share genotypes that can affect health.

3. In substrate reduction therapy, a drug taken by mouth decreases the amounts of the molecule on which a deficient enzyme acts.

4. Repurposing a drug is much more economical than developing a new one.

5. Leber congenital amaurosis type 2 has been successfully treated using gene therapy.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True

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