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Adenosine deaminase deficiency
Other Names for this Disease
- ADA deficiency
- ADA-SCID
- Adenosine deaminase deficient severe combined immunodeficiency
- SCID due to ADA deficiency
- Severe combined immunodeficiency due to ADA deficiency
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General Information
- The American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy provides information on the treatment of immunodeficiency diseases.
- Genetics Home Reference (GHR) contains information on Adenosine deaminase deficiency. Click on the link to go to GHR and review the information.
- PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Adenosine deaminase deficiency. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.
- The The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) database contains genetics resources that discuss Adenosine deaminase deficiency. Click on the link to go to OMIM and review these resources.
Insurance Issues
- The !LINK! has included this condition in their Compassionate Allowances Initiative. This initiative speeds up the processing of disability claims for applicants with certain medical conditions that cause severe disability. More information about Compassionate Allowances and applying for Social Security disability is available online.