The Results of the Treatment of 20 Boys with SCID-X1

question 19

Multiple Choice

The results of the treatment of 20 boys with SCID-X1 showed that ____.  

• A) SCID-X1 can be cured through genetic engineering
• B) none of those treated were cured of the disease
• C) a bone marrow transplant can cure SCID-X1
• D) our understanding of the human genome exceeds our ability to modify it
• E) the "treatment" caused numerous unforeseen complications.

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