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Question
The first clinical application of gene therapy over a 4-year-old girl was for:
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The first FDA-approved gene therapy trial in 1990 treated Ashanti DeSilva aged four with adenosine deaminase deficiency causing SCID. Autologous T cells transduced with functional ADA cDNA via retroviral vector restored immune function temporarily, pioneering therapy.
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