NEETZoologyBiotechnology and Its Applications
Can gene therapy be a permanent cure if the gene isolate from marrow cells producing ADA is introduced into cells at early embryonic stages?
Options
- ANo
- BYes
- CIt depends on the patient's condition
- DIt is not mentioned in the paragraph
Correct answer
B. Yes
Step-by-step solution
If a person is born with a hereditary disease, can a corrective therapy be taken for such a disease? Gene therapy is an attempt to do this. Gene therapy is a collection of methods that allows correction of a gene defect that has been diagnosed in a child/embryo. Here genes are inserted into a person’s cells and tissues to treat a disease. Correction of a genetic defect involves delivery of a normal gene into the individual or embryo to take over the function of and compensate for the non-functional gene.The first c