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Give the details about Gene therapy.

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  • Gene therapy involves correction of the gene defects in child or embryo.
  • Adenosine deaminase deficiency is a kind of immuno-disorder caused by deletion of gene coding for ADA. 
  • It can be cured by bone marrow transplantation or enzyme replacement therapy. 
  • A functional ADA-cDNA(through Retrovirus) is introduced in lymphocyte culture for genetic infusion and transfered to the patient body for normal functioning.


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