NEET Biology question

Statement 1: The first clinical gene for ADA therapy was given to cure SCID. Statement 2: The normal gene was delivered into the patient's cells using retroviral vector.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (A)

Solution

The first clinical gene therapy, administered in 1990, was indeed given to a child with ADA-deficient SCID, and this was accomplished precisely by delivering the normal

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