Q. Gene therapy in humans was first practiced by Blease and Andresco to cure
A) Cystic fibrosis
B) Haemophilia
C) Thalassaemia
D) Severe Combined Immuno Deficiency Disease
Explanation
For the first time in 1990, M Blease and WF Andresco of National Institute of Health attempted gene therapy on a 4 year old girl with Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency. The SCID patient has a defective gene for the enzyme Adenosine Deaminase (ADA)
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