The first clinical gene therapy was given in $1990$ to a $4$-year-old girl to treat deficiency of:

  • A
    Insulin
  • B
    Adenosine deaminase
  • C
    Lactic dehydrogenase
  • D
    Glutamate dehydrogenase

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How many of the following statements are correct?
$(i)$ Mature insulin is made up of $A, B$ and $C$ peptides.
$(ii)$ Removal of $C$-peptide helps in the maturation of insulin.
$(iii)$ In mature insulin,$C$-peptide is present.
$(iv)$ In insulin,chains $A$ and $B$ are linked by disulphide bonds.

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Consider the following statements about insulin.
$I.$ Human insulin is made up of $51$ amino acids arranged in two polypeptide chains.
$II.$ The two polypeptide chains are interconnected by two disulphide bridges.
$III.$ In mammals,including humans,insulin is synthesised as a pro-hormone,which contains an extra stretch called the $C$-peptide.
$IV.$ $C$-peptide is not present in the mature insulin.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

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