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Name the hereditary disease for which th...

Name the hereditary disease for which the first clinical gene therapy was used.

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The first clinical gene therapy was given in 1990 by French Anderson to a four year old giral suffering from SCID ( Servere Combined Immuno deficieny) or ADA deficiency which is a autosomal resessive metabolic disorder.
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