a. Name the deficiency for which first clinical gene therapy was given

1.	a. Name the deficiency for which first clinical gene therapy was given.b. Mention the causes of and one cure for this deficiency.
Answer» a. Adenosine deaminase deficiency (ADA). b. Cause: Deletion of ADA gene. Cure: Bone marrow transplantation/enzyme replacement therapy/giving functional ADA to patient by injection/infusion of genetically engineered lymphocytes/introducing gene isolated from marrow cells producing ADA into cells at early embryonic stages.

a. Name the deficiency for which first clinical gene therapy was given.b. Mention the causes of and one cure for this deficiency.

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a. Adenosine deaminase deficiency (ADA).

Cause: Deletion of ADA gene.

Cure: Bone marrow transplantation/enzyme replacement therapy/giving functional ADA to patient by injection/infusion of genetically engineered lymphocytes/introducing gene isolated from marrow cells producing ADA into cells at early embryonic stages.

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