Question
The first clinical gene therapy was given for treating
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diabetes mellitus
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chicken pox
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rheumatoid arthritis
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adenosine deaminase deficiency
Solution
D.
adenosine deaminase deficiency
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.
