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Gene therapy in human was first practised in 1990 to cure

(a)Cystic fibrosis

(b)Haemophilia

(c)Thalassemia

(d)SCID.

I know that Gene therapy was first practised in 1990 to a 4 year old girl which has ADA deficiency.And this Adenosine is crucial for normal functioning of immune system.

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Yes, You are right.

In 1990, Gene therapy used to treat a four-year-old child for adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency. It is a rare genetic disease in which children are born with severe immunodeficiency and are prone to repeated serious infections.


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