Gene therapy in humans was first practiced by Blease and Andresco to cure

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10.Biotechnology and its Application

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Gene therapy in humans was first practiced by Blease and Andresco to cure

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Cystic fibrosis

B

Haemophilia

C

Thalassaemia

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Severe Combined Immuno Deficiency Disease

Solution

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 $(ADA)$

Standard 12

Biology

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