The deficiency of which of the following causes severe combined immunodeficiency?
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SCID, a collection of uncommon, hereditary diseases marked by a significant impairment of the immune system’s T and B cells, is caused by ADA deficiency. Purines are broken down by adenosine deaminase, and when this enzyme is lacking, toxic metabolites that are especially detrimental to immature immune cells build up.
SCID, a collection of uncommon, hereditary diseases marked by a significant impairment of the immune system’s T and B cells, is caused by ADA deficiency. Purines are broken down by adenosine deaminase, and when this enzyme is lacking, toxic metabolites that are especially detrimental to immature immune cells build up.