What is the permanent cure of adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency in children?
Biology · Class 12 · CBSE — Biotechnology and its Applications
What is the permanent cure of adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency in children?
- 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 bone marrow cells which produce ADA, into the cells of the patient at early embryonic stages.
Answer
(A) Bone marrow transplantation
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