NEET 2016 · Class 12

Biotechnology and its Applications

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

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

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

The first clinical gene therapy was given in 1990 to a 4-year old girl with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency.

Chapter
Biotechnology and its Applications
Section
10.2.2 Gene Therapy
Page
5
Words matched
19 of 19

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'The first clinical gene therapy was given in 1990 to a 4-year old girl with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency,' which directly matches the question's specifics and conclusively identifies gene therapy as the correct answer.

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