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Ram a two years old baby is deficient in his immune system since birth. His father was told that this was due to an enzyme deficiency which is crucial for the immune system to function. Name the enzyme, the cause of its deficiency and the cure of the disease?

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The enzyme is adenosine deaminase -ADA it cause deletion of a gene for ADA. curent of the disease
(i) Bone marrow Transplant.
(ii) Enzyme replacement therapy.
(iii) Gene therapy on lymphocytis.
(iv) Introduction of gene from bone marrow cells producing ADA into cells at early embryonic stage.
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