A patient received bone marrow modified by an adeno-associated virus (AAV)carrying the human gene that encodes an enzyme her body could not make.This is an example of

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This is an example of somatic gene therapy, as the modification only occurred in the patient's bone marrow cells and not in their germ cells (eggs or sperm). Protein therapy involves the administration of proteins, while germline gene therapy involves modifying the DNA in reproductive cells and retroviral gene therapy involves using a retrovirus to deliver genetic material. IVF (in vitro fertilization) does not apply to this scenario as it is a method of assisted reproductive technology and does not involve gene therapy.

A Patient Received Bone Marrow Modified by an Adeno-Associated Virus