Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four-year-old girl with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency?

Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four-year-old girl with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency?
  1. Gene therapy
  2. Chemotherapy
  3. Physiotherapy
  4. Radiation therapy

Solution

Adenosine deaminase deficiency also called ADA deficiency is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that causes immunodeficiency. Gene therapy was given in 1990 to a four-year-old girl child with ADA deficiency.

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