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Question : What is the permanent cure of adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency ?

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Bone marrow transplantation
Enzyme REPLACEMENT therapy in which functional ADA is given to patient by injection
Infusion of genetically engineered lymphocytes (in which functional ADA-CDNA is introduced) into the patient's blood
Introduction of GENE ISOLATED from the marrow cells which produce ADA, into the cells of the patient at early embryonic stages

Solution :Introduction of gene isolated from the marrow cells which produce ADA, into the cells of the patient at early embryonic stages


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