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Question : The first clinical gene therapy was done for the treatment of(A) AIDS(B) Cancer(C) Cystic fibrosis(D) SCID (Severe Combined Immuno Deficiency Resulting from deficiency of ADA)

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AIDS
Cancer
CYSTIC fibrosis
SCID (Severe Combined Immuno Deficiency resulting from deficiency of ADA)

Solution :A first clinical gene therapy was given in 1990 to a 4-year-old girl- Ashanti DeSilva, She had ADA (ADENOSINE deaminase) deficiency. ADA deficiency, is a GENETIC disorder, called SCID (Severe Combined Immuno Deficiency) in which B-lymphocytes and T-lymphocytes are not formed(CELLS which provide immunity).


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