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Why does a patient with ADA deficiency require a repeated infusion of genetically engineered lymphocytes?

A
They are unable to produce WBC.
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Immune response is hampered
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Blood coagulation donot take place.
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Both A and B
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Solution

The correct option is D Both A and B
  • ADA deficiency is also called adenosine deaminase deficiency. It is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder. It results in immunodeficiency.
  • The immune response of an individual is hampered. Its symptoms include pneumonia, chronic diarrhea, skin rashes.
  • It can be treated by a bone marrow transplant in which healthy immune cells are used to replace the defective immune cells.
  • Other treatment includes a repeated infusion of genetically engineered peripheral blood lymphocytes as they are unable to produce WBC.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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