NEET2011ZoologyBiotechnology and Its ApplicationsActual
First clinical gene therapy was given in 1992 to a 4 years old girl for
Options
- Aadenine deficiency
- Bgrowth deficiency
- Cadenosine deaminase deficiency
- Dadenosine deficiency.
Correct answer
C. adenosine deaminase deficiency
Step-by-step solution
Gene therapy is a procedure of introducing copies of a healthy gene to replace defective gene responsible for disease development. The first clinical gene transfer took place on 22^ nd May 1992 for correction of adenosine deaminase (ADA) enzyme deficiency.