The genes for the treatment of SCID are introduced in:
Correct answer: A. Bone marrow
- A. Bone marrow
- B. Heart
- C. Liver
- D. None of the above
Explanation
Patients undergoing SCID-X1 gene therapy first have their blood stem cells collected from their blood and treated in a highly specialized laboratory. A self-inactivating virus, specially designed for safety, is used as a carrier to insert a correct version of the faulty IL2RG gene into the patient's stem cells.
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