NEET 2012
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2012
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Biotechnology and Its Applications
NEET 2012 · Zoology · Biotechnology and Its Applications
The first clinical gene therapy was given for treating
The first clinical gene therapy was given for treating
Options
- Adiabetes mellitus
- Bchicken pox
- Crheumatoid arthritis
- 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.