Question

The first clinical gene therapy was done for the treatment of __________.

• A. AIDS
• B. Cancer
• C. Cystic fibrosis
• D. SCID (Serve Combined Immuno Deficiency resulting form deficiency of ADA)

Answer 1

The correct option is D SCID (Serve Combined Immuno Deficiency resulting form deficiency of ADA)

The first clinical gene therapy was given in 1990 to a 4-years old girl with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency. This enzyme is very important for the immune system to function. ADA deficiency can lead to severe combined immune deficiency (SCID).

Thus, the correct answer is (D).