In gene therapy to treat adenosine deaminase deficiency disorder which of the patients blood cells are used? a. Thrombocytes b. Erythrocytes c. Lymphocytes d. Both Erythrocytes and Lymphocytes
Option C. It is an autosomal recessive disorder that causes the immunodeficiency. Treatment includes gene therapy. In this, lymphocytes from the blood of the patient are grown in a culture in vitro. A functional ADA cDNA is introduced into these lymphocytes using a retroviral vector.
