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

A

Deletion of the gene for adenosine deaminase

B

Inversion of the gene for adenosine deaminase

C

Duplication of the gene for adenosine deaminase

D

Translocation of gene for adenosine deaminase

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