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ADA deficiency

ADA de·fi·cien·cy


noun 
Definition:
 
enzyme-deficiency disease: a genetic disease resulting from the deficiency of a metabolic enzyme adenosine deaminase, characterized by low numbers of some lymphocytes and increased susceptibility to lymphomas and chronic infections

[ADA contraction of adenosine deaminase]
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