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

  1. A
    Radiation therapy
  2. B
    Gene therapy
  3. C
    Chemotherapy
  4. D
    Immunotherapy

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In 1990, the first clinical gene therapy was given to a 4-year-old girl with ADA deficiency. Lymphocytes from her blood were grown in culture, a functional ADA cDNA was introduced into them using a retroviral vector, and the cells were returned to her body.

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Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four-year-old girl with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency?
A
Radiation therapy
B
Gene therapy
C
Chemotherapy
D
Immunotherapy

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