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Trivia Question Answers & More!

  • Home page question NO! Gene Therapy is not allowed for human access in the United States. It is only available through clinical trials approved by the FDA.

  • Laws & Reg question The oversight of gene therapy is ran by the Department of Health and Human Services. (DHHS)

  • History question The first gene therapy trials were conducted in 1990 on a  4 year old girl with ADA-SCID. The trials were a success!

  • Facts question The two different types of Gene Therapy are Germline and Somatic therapy.

  • Advancements question  A and B. A gene is a descret unit of heredity information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence in DNA and sometimes RNA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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