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First clinical gene therapy was given in 1992 to a 4 years old girl for

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Adenine deficiency
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Growth deficiency
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Adenosine deaminase deficiency
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Adenosine deficiency
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The correct option is C Adenosine deaminase deficiency
Gene therapy is a procedure of introducing copies of a healthy gene to replace defective gene responsible for disease development. The first clinical gene transfer took place on 22nd May 1992 for correction of adenosine deaminase (ADA) enzyme deficiency.

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