Label:
Chromosome 20: gene for adenosine deaminase, Matt Ridley
Description:
Interviewee: Matt Ridley
DNAi Location:
Genome>tour>genome spots>Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
Location: chromosome 20 and X
gene name: ADA (adenosine deaminase)
Mutations in the sequence of the ADA gene (and another gene on the X chromosome called IL2RG) can cause severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). People with SCID are prone to bacterial, viral, and fungal infections.
Biological elements:
chromosome 20, adenosine deaminase
Concepts precesses:
SCID, severe combined immunodeficiency
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