An Overview of the Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency (1597 words, 7 pages)
Adenosine Deaminase DeficiencyAdenosine Deaminase deficiency (ADA) is a genetic disorder that results in immunodeficiency. It is the second leading cause for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), accounting for 15 of cases.1 It is due the lack of the enzyme involved in purine metabolism, adenosine deaminase. Deficiency in this enzyme leads to ...
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