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USMLE STEP 1: First Aid- Diseases/Disorders/Deficiencies/Syndromes Questions And Verified Answers.
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Adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency - AnswerAn immunodeficiency disorder and one type of SCIDs that is caused by an *inborn error in the metabolism of adenine*. The accumulation of adenine destroys both B and T lymphocytes. Increase in dATP is lymphotoxic Lesch-Nyhan syndrome - Answer*Defect...
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