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![[-- adenosine deaminase deficiency (ADA) --]](Images/Terms/ADA.gif)
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| defined: |
A severe immunodeficiency disease that results from a lack of the enzyme adenosine deaminase. It usually leads to death within the first few months of life.
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Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Michael Blaese, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Clinical Gene Therapy Branch, defines adenosine deaminase deficiency. |
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gene, gene therapy, severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) | |
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