Which one of the following vectors is used to replace the defective gene in gene therapy?
1. Adenovirus
2. Cosmid
3. Ri plasmid
4. Ti plasmid
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The first clinical gene therapy was given for treating:
1.  Chickenpox
2.  Rheumatoid arthritis
3.  Adenosine deaminase deficiency
4.  Diabetes mellitus

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The genetic defect-Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency may be cured permanently by:

1. periodic infusion of genetically engineered lymphocytes having functional ADA cDNA
2. administering adenosine deaminase activators
3. introducing bone marrow cells producing ADA into cells at early embryonic stages
4. invitro cell culture therapy
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