Adenosine+Deminase+deficiency+-+Gabriela+B

Adenosine Deminase deficiency **Description: **ADA is a type of SCID this disease affects the immune system. This is a dangerous disease because the body can get infections, bacteria and viruses.  (TNR 12) **Inheritance: **ADA is an autosomal disorder. Both mom and dad need to give their child a defective gene, for the child to get this disorder. **Punnett Square: **



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There are a lot of infections to ADA mostly for people who have it in the skin, repertory system and gastrointestinal tract. Some people may even be shorter then normal size. **Diagnosis: **Doctors can find out when a baby has ADA when the mother is pregnant. 1. by a sample of tissue 2. Looking at enzyme levels in blood. Also when the child is already born they get a sample of blood to see if it has ADA. **Treatment: **There is no exact cure for ADA however; doctors do some things to improve ADA levels. Bone marrow transplantation, transfusions of red blood, enzyme replacement therapy, gene therapy. **Interesting Facts: ** 1. media type="custom" key="9660196" 
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