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प्रश्न
The first clinical gene therapy was done for the treatment of ________.
पर्याय
AIDS
Cancer
Cystic fibrosis
SCID
उत्तर
The first clinical gene therapy was done for the treatment of SCID.
Explanation:
The first clinical gene therapy was performed to treat SCID (severe combination immune deficiency) caused by an ADA deficiency.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State the cause of ADA deficiency in humans.Mention a possible cure for an ADA deficiency patient.
Write any two biochemical/molecular diagonostic procedures for early detection of viral infection. Explain the principle of any one of them.
Describe the role of high temperature.
Describe the role of primers.
How is the amplification of a gene sample of interest carried out using PCR?
How was Insulin obtained before the advent of rDNA technology? What were the problems encountered?
ELISA technique is based on the principles of antigen-antibody interaction. Can this technique be used in the molecular diagnosis of a genetic disorder, such as phenylketonuria?
If a person thinks he is infected with HIV, due to unprotected sex, and goes for a blood test. Do you think a test such as ELISA will help? If so why? If not, why?
Explain how ADA deficiency can be corrected?
What are DNA vaccines?
What are recombinant vaccines? Explain the types.
A patient suffering from diabetes mellitus will have ______.
The hormone insulin is secreted by:
A probe which is a molecule used to locale-specific sequences in a mixture of DNA or RNA Mole cubs could be ______.
ADA is an enzyme which is deficient in a genetic disorder SCID. What is the full form of ADA?
Choose the correct option regarding retrovirus.
Which of the following is not an application of PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)?
Give the full form of ELISA. Which disease can be detected using it? Discuss the principle underlying the test.
Why is it that the line of treatment for a genetic disease is different from infectious diseases?
Who was the first patient who was given gene therapy? Why was the given treatment recurrent in nature?
List the advantages of recombinant insulin.
- Assertion: PCR is a powerful technique to identify genetic disorders.
- Reason: PCR can detect mutations in low amounts of DNA.
The graph given below indicates the administration of the first (L) and second dose (M) of a vaccine. The corresponding response of the body is indicated by X, and Y. Interpret the graph and explain the reason for such a response shown by the body.
The diagram given below represents the schematic structure of proinsulin, which undergoes certain modifications before it becomes a fully functional insulin.
Study the diagram carefully and answer the questions that follow:
- State the change the proinsulin undergoes to become fully functional.
- Name the modern scientific technique used for the production of human insulin.
- How are the two polypeptide chains of the fully functional insulin held together?
