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The first clinical gene therapy was done for the treatment of:
The first clinical gene therapy was done for the treatment of:
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The correct option is D SCID
The first clinical gene therapy was done for the treatment of SCID (Severe Combined Immuno Deficiency) resulting from the deficiency of ADA (adenosine deaminase). The SCID patient has a deletion of gene for the enzyme adenosine deaminase (ADA), due to which he/she lacks functional lymphocytes and therefore, fails to fight the infecting pathogen.
The first clinical gene therapy was done for the treatment of SCID (Severe Combined Immuno Deficiency) resulting from the deficiency of ADA (adenosine deaminase). The SCID patient has a deletion of gene for the enzyme adenosine deaminase (ADA), due to which he/she lacks functional lymphocytes and therefore, fails to fight the infecting pathogen.
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