Q171 / 180 · AIIMS 2011 · Zoology

First clinical gene therapy was given in 1992 to a 4 years old girl for

  • A
    adenine deficiency
  • B
    growth deficiency
  • Correct answer
    C
    adenosine deaminase deficiency
  • D
    adenosine deficiency.

Solution

Gene therapy is a procedure of introducing copies of a healthy gene to replace defective gene responsible for disease development. The first clinical gene transfer took place on $22^{\text {nd }}$ May 1992 for correction of adenosine deaminase (ADA) enzyme deficiency.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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