The first human diseases that was successfully treated using gene therapy was ________.
A) Diabetes
B) Cystic fibrosis
C) Severe combined immunodeficiency diseases
D) Muscular dystrophy

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The first successful gene therapy was performed on a patient with severe combined immunodeficiency diseases (SCID), also known as "bubble boy" disease, in 1990. The treatment involved the insertion of a functional copy of the missing gene into the patient's immune cells, allowing them to produce functional immune cells and effectively curing the disease. Gene therapy has since been used to treat a variety of diseases, including some forms of cancer, hemophilia, and genetic blindness, but the first successful treatment was for SCID.

The First Human Diseases That Was Successfully Treated Using Gene