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The first clinical gene therapy was given for treating

Options

  1. Adiabetes mellitus
  2. Bchicken pox
  3. Crheumatoid arthritis
  4. Dadenosine deaminase deficiency

Correct answer

D. adenosine deaminase deficiency

Step-by-step solution

Gene therapy is the treatment of disease by the transfer and extension of genetic material in the patient's cell in order to restore normal cellular functions. The first clinical gene therapy was given for treating adenosine deaminase deficiency.

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