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'''''Synonyms and Keywords:''''' ADA Deficiency; SCID Due to ADA Deficiency; ADA-SCID


==Overview==
==Overview==


'''Adenosine deaminase deficiency''', or '''ADA deficiency''', is an inherited [[immunodeficiency]] [[syndrome]] accounting for about 15% of all cases of [[severe combined immunodeficiency]] (SCID). This disease is due to a lack of the [[enzyme]] [[adenosine deaminase]] coded for by a [[gene]] on [[chromosome 20 (human)|chromosome 20]]. There is an accumulation of [[dATP]], which causes an increase in [[S-adenosylhomocysteine]]; both substances are toxic to immature [[lymphoid cell]]s, so fail to reach maturity. As a result, the [[immune system]] of the afflicted person is severely compromised or completely lacking. The enzyme adenosine deaminase is important for [[purine]] metabolism.
Adenosine deaminase deficiency, or ADA deficiency, is an inherited [[immunodeficiency]] [[syndrome]] accounting for about 15% of all cases of [[severe combined immunodeficiency]] (SCID). This disease is due to a lack of the [[enzyme]] [[adenosine deaminase]] coded for by a [[gene]] on [[chromosome 20 (human)|chromosome 20]]. There is an accumulation of [[dATP]], which causes an increase in [[S-adenosylhomocysteine]]; both substances are toxic to immature [[lymphoid cell]]s, so fail to reach maturity. As a result, the [[immune system]] of the afflicted person is severely compromised or completely lacking. The enzyme adenosine deaminase is important for [[purine]] metabolism.


==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==
Adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency was first discovered by Dr. Eloise Giblett in 1972, when she received samples from a patient with [[severe combined immunodeficiency]] ([[Severe combined immunodeficiency|SCID]])  that was a candidate for [[Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation|bone marrow transplantation]]; examination of [[blood]] samples presented that the patients have no ADA activity. With discovering the second case with ADA deficiency and immunodeficiency, ADA deficiency was the first [[immunodeficiency]] in which the specific molecular defect was described.<ref>Motulsky A, Gartler S. "Biographical Memoirs: Eloise R. Giblett". National Academy of Sciences</ref>
* Adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency was first discovered by Dr. Eloise Giblett in 1972, when she received samples from a patient with [[severe combined immunodeficiency]] ([[Severe combined immunodeficiency|SCID]])  that was a candidate for [[Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation|bone marrow transplantation]]; examination of [[blood]] samples presented that the patients have no ADA activity.  
* With discovering the second case with ADA deficiency and immunodeficiency, ADA deficiency was the first [[immunodeficiency]] in which the specific molecular defect was described.<ref>Motulsky A, Gartler S. "Biographical Memoirs: Eloise R. Giblett". National Academy of Sciences</ref>


==Classification==
==Classification==
There is no established system for the classification of adenosine deaminase deficiency.
* There is no established system for the classification of adenosine deaminase deficiency.


==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is an ubiquitous [[enzyme]] found in all cells, It [[Catalysis|catalyzes]] the [[deamination]] of [[adenosine]] and [[deoxyadenosine]] to [[inosine]] and deoxyinosine. ADA deficiency is caused by [[Mutation|mutations]] in the ADA1 [[gene]] at 20q13.11.<ref>{{Cite journal
* Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is an ubiquitous [[enzyme]] found in all cells, It [[Catalysis|catalyzes]] the [[deamination]] of [[adenosine]] and [[deoxyadenosine]] to [[inosine]] and deoxyinosine.
* ADA deficiency is caused by [[Mutation|mutations]] in the ADA1 [[gene]] at 20q13.11.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[D. A. Wiginton]], [[G. S. Adrian]], [[R. L. Friedman]], [[D. P. Suttle]] & [[J. J. Hutton]]
  | author = [[D. A. Wiginton]], [[G. S. Adrian]], [[R. L. Friedman]], [[D. P. Suttle]] & [[J. J. Hutton]]
  | title = Cloning of cDNA sequences of human adenosine deaminase
  | title = Cloning of cDNA sequences of human adenosine deaminase
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  | month = December
  | month = December
  | pmid = 6200875
  | pmid = 6200875
}}</ref> In the absence of functional ADA, there is an [[intracellular]] accumulation of [[adenosine]] and [[deoxyadenosine]] which leads a buildup of [[Deoxyadenosine triphosphate|dATP]] and prevent [[de novo synthesis]] of [[Nucleotide|nucleotides]] and [[Deoxynucleotide 3'-phosphatase|deoxynucleotides]] in all cells, and inhibits [[ribonucleotide reductase]] and prevents [[DNA synthesis]].
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* In the absence of functional ADA, there is an [[intracellular]] accumulation of [[adenosine]] and [[deoxyadenosine]] which leads a buildup of [[Deoxyadenosine triphosphate|dATP]] and prevent [[de novo synthesis]] of [[Nucleotide|nucleotides]] and [[Deoxynucleotide 3'-phosphatase|deoxynucleotides]] in all cells, and inhibits [[ribonucleotide reductase]] which finally prevents [[DNA synthesis]].


In addition, [[deoxyadenosine]] irreversibly binds to and inhibits S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase, a rise in [[S-adenosylhomocysteine deaminase|S-adenosylhomocysteine]] since the [[enzyme]] [[adenosine deaminase]] is important in the [[Purine metabolism|purine salvage pathway]]; both substances are toxic to immature [[Lymphocyte|lymphocytes]], which thus fail to mature. which also contributes to abnormal [[DNA synthesis]].<ref>{{Cite journal
* In addition, [[deoxyadenosine]] irreversibly binds to and inhibits S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase and causes rise in [[S-adenosylhomocysteine deaminase|S-adenosylhomocysteine]]. Since [[S-adenosylhomocysteine deaminase|S-adenosylhomocysteine]] is a toxic substance, thus immature [[Lymphocyte|lymphocytes]] fail to mature.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[M. S. Hershfield]], [[N. M. Kredich]], [[D. R. Ownby]], [[H. Ownby]] & [[R. Buckley]]
  | author = [[M. S. Hershfield]], [[N. M. Kredich]], [[D. R. Ownby]], [[H. Ownby]] & [[R. Buckley]]
  | title = In vivo inactivation of erythrocyte S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase by 2'-deoxyadenosine in adenosine deaminase-deficient patients
  | title = In vivo inactivation of erythrocyte S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase by 2'-deoxyadenosine in adenosine deaminase-deficient patients
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Patients with adenosine deaminase deficiency have severely reduced numbers of [[T cell|T]], [[B cell|B]], and [[Natural killer cell|natural killer]] (NK) cells. However, some patients may retain NK cells and even B cells. Patients with ADA-[[severe combined immunodeficiency]] ([[Severe combined immunodeficiency|SCID]]) often have [[myeloid]] [[dysplasia]] and [[bone marrow]] hypocellularity.<ref>{{Cite journal
* Patients with adenosine deaminase deficiency have severely reduced numbers of [[T cell|T]], [[B cell|B]], and [[Natural killer cell|natural killer]] (NK) cells. However, some patients may retain NK cells and even B cells. Patients with ADA-[[severe combined immunodeficiency]] ([[Severe combined immunodeficiency|SCID]]) often have [[myeloid]] [[dysplasia]] and [[bone marrow]] hypocellularity.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[R. H. Buckley]], [[R. I. Schiff]], [[S. E. Schiff]], [[M. L. Markert]], [[L. W. Williams]], [[T. O. Harville]], [[J. L. Roberts]] & [[J. M. Puck]]
  | author = [[R. H. Buckley]], [[R. I. Schiff]], [[S. E. Schiff]], [[M. L. Markert]], [[L. W. Williams]], [[T. O. Harville]], [[J. L. Roberts]] & [[J. M. Puck]]
  | title = Human severe combined immunodeficiency: genetic, phenotypic, and functional diversity in one hundred eight infants
  | title = Human severe combined immunodeficiency: genetic, phenotypic, and functional diversity in one hundred eight infants
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==Causes==
==Causes==
Adenosine deaminase deficiency is a disorder arising from mutation in the ADA1 gene at 20q13.11.
* Adenosine deaminase deficiency is a disorder arising from a mutation in the ADA1 gene at 20q13.11.


==Differentiating Adenosine deaminase deficiency from Other Diseases==
==Differentiating Adenosine deaminase deficiency from Other Diseases==
Adenosine deaminase deficiency must be differentiated from other diseases that cause clinical features of [[severe combined immunodeficiency]] , and complete DiGeorge syndrome. Although DiGeorge syndrome is associated with facial and cardiac anomalies which are not seen with ADA deficiency.<ref>{{Cite journal
* Adenosine deaminase deficiency must be differentiated from other diseases that cause clinical features of [[severe combined immunodeficiency]] , and complete DiGeorge syndrome. Although DiGeorge syndrome is associated with facial and cardiac anomalies which are not seen with ADA deficiency.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[Fausto Cossu]]
  | author = [[Fausto Cossu]]
  | title = Genetics of SCID
  | title = Genetics of SCID
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==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
The incidence of ADA deficiency is approximately 1 per 200,000 livebirths worldwide. It accounts for nearly one-third of all cases of [[autosomal recessive]] [[severe combined immunodeficiency]] ([[Severe combined immunodeficiency|SCID]]) and approximately 15 percent of all cases of [[Severe combined immunodeficiency|SCID]].<ref>{{Cite journal
* The incidence of ADA deficiency is approximately 1 per 200,000 livebirths worldwide. It accounts for nearly one-third of all cases of [[autosomal recessive]] [[severe combined immunodeficiency]]([[Severe combined immunodeficiency|SCID]]) and approximately 15 percent of all cases of [[Severe combined immunodeficiency|SCID]].<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[R. H. Buckley]], [[R. I. Schiff]], [[S. E. Schiff]], [[M. L. Markert]], [[L. W. Williams]], [[T. O. Harville]], [[J. L. Roberts]] & [[J. M. Puck]]
  | author = [[R. H. Buckley]], [[R. I. Schiff]], [[S. E. Schiff]], [[M. L. Markert]], [[L. W. Williams]], [[T. O. Harville]], [[J. L. Roberts]] & [[J. M. Puck]]
  | title = Human severe combined immunodeficiency: genetic, phenotypic, and functional diversity in one hundred eight infants
  | title = Human severe combined immunodeficiency: genetic, phenotypic, and functional diversity in one hundred eight infants
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==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==
There are no established risk factors for adenosine deaminase deficiency.
* There are no established risk factors for adenosine deaminase deficiency.


==Screening==
==Screening==
The goal of [[newborn screening]] is to detect treatable [[Disorder (medicine)|disorders]] that are threatening to life or long-term health, before they become symptomatic; and prompt treatment may notably reduce [[Morbidity & Mortality|mortality and morbidity]] among patients. Infants with ADA deficiency without reconstitution of a functioning [[immune system]] generally die of overwhelming [[infection]] by one year of age.<ref>{{Cite journal
* The goal of [[newborn screening]] is to detect treatable [[Disorder (medicine)|disorders]] that are threatening to life or long-term health, before they become symptomatic; and prompt treatment may notably reduce [[Morbidity & Mortality|mortality and morbidity]] among patients. Infants with ADA deficiency without reconstitution of a functioning [[immune system]] generally die of overwhelming [[infection]] by one year of age.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[Kee Chan]] & [[Jennifer M. Puck]]
  | author = [[Kee Chan]] & [[Jennifer M. Puck]]
  | title = Development of population-based newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency
  | title = Development of population-based newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency
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ADA deficiency can be diagnosed in a newborn before the beginning of infections, with one well-documented example by screening of T-cell–receptor excision circles(TRECs).TRECs, formed during the differentiation of [[T cell|T cells]] in the [[thymus]]. A quantitative [[real-time polymerase chain reaction]] ([[Polymerase chain reaction|PCR]]) test can measure T cell receptor excision circles. TRECs serve as a [[biomarker]] of [[Naïve|naïve T cells]], which is a [[Sensitivity (tests)|sensitive]] and specific, as well as cost effective method for ADA deficiency newborn screening.<ref>{{Cite journal
* ADA deficiency can be diagnosed in a newborn before the beginning of infections, with one well-documented example by screening of T-cell–receptor excision circles(TRECs).TRECs, formed during the differentiation of [[T cell|T cells]] in the [[thymus]].  
* A quantitative [[real-time polymerase chain reaction]]([[Polymerase chain reaction|PCR]]) test can measure T cell receptor excision circles. TRECs serve as a [[biomarker]] of [[Naïve|naïve T cells]], which is a [[Sensitivity (tests)|sensitive]] and specific, as well as cost effective method for ADA deficiency newborn screening.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[John M. Routes]], [[William J. Grossman]], [[James Verbsky]], [[Ronald H. Laessig]], [[Gary L. Hoffman]], [[Charles D. Brokopp]] & [[Mei W. Baker]]
  | author = [[John M. Routes]], [[William J. Grossman]], [[James Verbsky]], [[Ronald H. Laessig]], [[Gary L. Hoffman]], [[Charles D. Brokopp]] & [[Mei W. Baker]]
  | title = Statewide newborn screening for severe T-cell lymphopenia
  | title = Statewide newborn screening for severe T-cell lymphopenia
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==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis==
==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis==
===Natural History===
===Natural History===
Infants with adenosine deaminase deficiency are typically healthy at birth, protected by acquired maternal [[immunoglobulin G]] ([[Immunoglobulin G|IgG]]) [[antibodies]] in the first few months of life.<ref>{{Cite journal
* Infants with adenosine deaminase deficiency are typically healthy at birth, protected by acquired maternal [[immunoglobulin G]] ([[Immunoglobulin G|IgG]]) [[antibodies]] in the first few months of life.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[Jennifer M. Puck]]
  | author = [[Jennifer M. Puck]]
  | title = Neonatal screening for severe combined immunodeficiency
  | title = Neonatal screening for severe combined immunodeficiency
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  | doi = 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32834cb9b0
  | doi = 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32834cb9b0
  | pmid = 22001765
  | pmid = 22001765
}}</ref> As this protection diminishes, patients with ADA deficiency may present with multiple recurrent severe [[Infection|infections]], [[chronic diarrhea]], and [[failure to thrive]] ([[FTT]]) in the first few months of life. Infants with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency with [[severe combined immunodeficiency]] [[phenotype]] without reconstitution of a functioning immune system usually die of overwhelming infection by one year of age.<ref>{{Cite journal
}}</ref>  
* As this protection diminishes, patients with ADA deficiency may present with multiple recurrent severe [[Infection|infections]], [[chronic diarrhea]], and [[failure to thrive]]([[FTT]]) in the first few months of life.  
* Infants with adenosine deaminase(ADA) deficiency with [[severe combined immunodeficiency]] [[phenotype]] without reconstitution of a functioning immune system usually die of overwhelming infection by one year of age.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[Kathryn V. Whitmore]] & [[Hubert B. Gaspar]]
  | author = [[Kathryn V. Whitmore]] & [[Hubert B. Gaspar]]
  | title = Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency - More Than Just an Immunodeficiency
  | title = Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency - More Than Just an Immunodeficiency
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  | doi = 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00314
  | doi = 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00314
  | pmid = 27579027
  | pmid = 27579027
}}</ref> Variability in [[Genetics|genetic]] [[Mutation|mutations]] cause various [[Phenotype|phenotypes]] of ADA deficiency, and there are also a few patients with a later onset and relatively milder disease.<ref>{{Cite journal
}}</ref>  
* Variability in [[Genetics|genetic]] [[Mutation|mutations]] cause various [[Phenotype|phenotypes]] of ADA deficiency, and there are also a few patients with a later onset and relatively milder disease.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[A. Fischer]]
  | author = [[A. Fischer]]
  | title = Severe combined immunodeficiencies (SCID)
  | title = Severe combined immunodeficiencies (SCID)
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===Complications===
===Complications===
* Patients are at risk for [[Opportunistic infection|opportunistic infections]] usually follow more common infections. [[Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia|P. jiroveci]] and [[Fungal pneumonia|fungal pneumonias]] cause death in classic cases. [[Cytomegalovirus infection|CMV]], [[Varicella zoster virus|VZV]], and [[Herpes simplex virus|HSV]] infections typically occur in infants who have already had treatable infections. Neurologic compromise from polio and other [[Enterovirus|enteroviruses]] impede stem cell reconstitution.<ref>{{Cite journal
* Patients are at risk for [[Opportunistic infection|opportunistic infections]] usually follow more common infections. [[Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia|P. jiroveci]] and [[Fungal pneumonia|fungal pneumonias]] cause death in classic cases.
* [[Cytomegalovirus infection|CMV]], [[Varicella zoster virus|VZV]], and [[Herpes simplex virus|HSV]] infections typically occur in infants who have already had treatable infections. Neurologic compromise from polio and other [[Enterovirus|enteroviruses]] impede stem cell reconstitution.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[G. Morgan]], [[R. J. Levinsky]], [[K. Hugh-Jones]], [[L. D. Fairbanks]], [[G. S. Morris]] & [[H. A. Simmonds]]
  | author = [[G. Morgan]], [[R. J. Levinsky]], [[K. Hugh-Jones]], [[L. D. Fairbanks]], [[G. S. Morris]] & [[H. A. Simmonds]]
  | title = Heterogeneity of biochemical, clinical and immunological parameters in severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency
  | title = Heterogeneity of biochemical, clinical and immunological parameters in severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency
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===Prognosis===
===Prognosis===
ADA deficiency is fatal, generally within the first year of life, unless the underlying defect is corrected. Early diagnosis through population-wide newborn screening and early transplantation in the absence of infectious complications may improve [[hematopoietic cell]] [[Organ transplant|transplantation]] (HCT) outcomes. Among patients transplanted under 3.5 months of age without infection, survival post-transplant is about 95 percent, and overall survival is 90 percent.<ref>{{Cite journal
* ADA deficiency is fatal, generally within the first year of life, unless the underlying defect is corrected.  
* Early diagnosis through population-wide newborn screening and early transplantation in the absence of infectious complications may improve [[hematopoietic cell]] [[Organ transplant|transplantation]] (HCT) outcomes.  
* Among patients transplanted under 3.5 months of age without infection, survival post-transplant is about 95 percent, and overall survival is 90 percent.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[Jennifer Heimall]], [[Brent R. Logan]], [[Morton J. Cowan]], [[Luigi D. Notarangelo]], [[Linda M. Griffith]], [[Jennifer M. Puck]], [[Donald B. Kohn]], [[Michael A. Pulsipher]], [[Suhag Parikh]], [[Caridad Martinez]], [[Neena Kapoor]], [[Richard O'Reilly]], [[Michael Boyer]], [[Sung-Yun Pai]], [[Frederick Goldman]], [[Lauri Burroughs]], [[Sharat Chandra]], [[Morris Kletzel]], [[Monica Thakar]], [[James Connelly]], [[Geoff Cuvelier]], [[Blachy J. Davila Saldana]], [[Evan Shereck]], [[Alan Knutsen]], [[Kathleen E. Sullivan]], [[Kenneth DeSantes]], [[Alfred Gillio]], [[Elie Haddad]], [[Aleksandra Petrovic]], [[Troy Quigg]], [[Angela R. Smith]], [[Elizabeth Stenger]], [[Ziyan Yin]], [[William T. Shearer]], [[Thomas Fleisher]], [[Rebecca H. Buckley]] & [[Christopher C. Dvorak]]
  | author = [[Jennifer Heimall]], [[Brent R. Logan]], [[Morton J. Cowan]], [[Luigi D. Notarangelo]], [[Linda M. Griffith]], [[Jennifer M. Puck]], [[Donald B. Kohn]], [[Michael A. Pulsipher]], [[Suhag Parikh]], [[Caridad Martinez]], [[Neena Kapoor]], [[Richard O'Reilly]], [[Michael Boyer]], [[Sung-Yun Pai]], [[Frederick Goldman]], [[Lauri Burroughs]], [[Sharat Chandra]], [[Morris Kletzel]], [[Monica Thakar]], [[James Connelly]], [[Geoff Cuvelier]], [[Blachy J. Davila Saldana]], [[Evan Shereck]], [[Alan Knutsen]], [[Kathleen E. Sullivan]], [[Kenneth DeSantes]], [[Alfred Gillio]], [[Elie Haddad]], [[Aleksandra Petrovic]], [[Troy Quigg]], [[Angela R. Smith]], [[Elizabeth Stenger]], [[Ziyan Yin]], [[William T. Shearer]], [[Thomas Fleisher]], [[Rebecca H. Buckley]] & [[Christopher C. Dvorak]]
  | title = Immune reconstitution and survival of 100 SCID patients post-hematopoietic cell transplant: a PIDTC natural history study
  | title = Immune reconstitution and survival of 100 SCID patients post-hematopoietic cell transplant: a PIDTC natural history study
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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
===Diagnostic Criteria===
===Diagnostic Criteria===
The diagnosis of adenosine deaminase deficiency is made by finding [[Lymphocytopenia|lymphopenia]], with low numbers of [[CD3 (immunology)|CD3+]] and [[CD4|CD4+]] cells, poor in vitro [[lymphocyte]] [[Mitogen|mitogenic]] and [[Antigen|antigenic]] responses, and absent mixed lymphocyte reactions (MLRs).<ref>{{Cite journal
* The diagnosis of adenosine deaminase deficiency is made by following finding:<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[Capucine Picard]], [[Waleed Al-Herz]], [[Aziz Bousfiha]], [[Jean-Laurent Casanova]], [[Talal Chatila]], [[Mary Ellen Conley]], [[Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles]], [[Amos Etzioni]], [[Steven M. Holland]], [[Christoph Klein]], [[Shigeaki Nonoyama]], [[Hans D. Ochs]], [[Eric Oksenhendler]], [[Jennifer M. Puck]], [[Kathleen E. Sullivan]], [[Mimi L. K. Tang]], [[Jose Luis Franco]] & [[H. Bobby Gaspar]]
  | author = [[Capucine Picard]], [[Waleed Al-Herz]], [[Aziz Bousfiha]], [[Jean-Laurent Casanova]], [[Talal Chatila]], [[Mary Ellen Conley]], [[Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles]], [[Amos Etzioni]], [[Steven M. Holland]], [[Christoph Klein]], [[Shigeaki Nonoyama]], [[Hans D. Ochs]], [[Eric Oksenhendler]], [[Jennifer M. Puck]], [[Kathleen E. Sullivan]], [[Mimi L. K. Tang]], [[Jose Luis Franco]] & [[H. Bobby Gaspar]]
  | title = Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases: an Update on the Classification from the International Union of Immunological Societies Expert Committee for Primary Immunodeficiency 2015
  | title = Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases: an Update on the Classification from the International Union of Immunological Societies Expert Committee for Primary Immunodeficiency 2015
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  | pmid = 26482257
  | pmid = 26482257
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** [[Lymphocytopenia|Lymphopenia]], with low numbers of [[CD3 (immunology)|CD3+]] and [[CD4|CD4+]] cells
** Poor in vitro [[lymphocyte]] [[Mitogen|mitogenic]] and [[Antigen|antigenic]] responses
** Absent mixed lymphocyte reactions (MLRs)


===History and Symptoms===
===History and Symptoms===
The hallmark of findings among patients affected with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency with [[severe combined immunodeficiency]] [[phenotype]] are life-threatening [[Infection|infections]], [[Chronic diarrhea|chronic persistent diarrhea]], and [[failure to thrive]] in the first months of life. Some neonates may present with prolonged [[Jaundice|hyperbilirubinemia]] and [[hepatitis]].<ref>{{Cite journal
* The hallmark of findings among patients affected with adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency with [[severe combined immunodeficiency]] [[phenotype]] are:
* Life-threatening [[Infection|infections]]
* [[Chronic diarrhea|Chronic persistent diarrhea]]  
* [[Failure to thrive]] in the first months of life
* Recurrent [[Skin and soft-tissue infections|skin abscesses]] and/or other severe skin infections
* Some neonates may present with prolonged [[Jaundice|hyperbilirubinemia]] and [[hepatitis]].<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[M. E. Bollinger]], [[F. X. Arredondo-Vega]], [[I. Santisteban]], [[K. Schwarz]], [[M. S. Hershfield]] & [[H. M. Lederman]]
  | author = [[M. E. Bollinger]], [[F. X. Arredondo-Vega]], [[I. Santisteban]], [[K. Schwarz]], [[M. S. Hershfield]] & [[H. M. Lederman]]
  | title = Brief report: hepatic dysfunction as a complication of adenosine deaminase deficiency
  | title = Brief report: hepatic dysfunction as a complication of adenosine deaminase deficiency
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* [[Acute (medicine)|Acute]] [[otitis media]]
* [[Acute (medicine)|Acute]] [[otitis media]]
* Absent [[Lymphatic tissues|lymphatic tissue]]
* Absent [[Lymphatic tissues|lymphatic tissue]]
* Extensive [[candidiasis]] in the mouth and diaper area
* Signs of extensive [[candidiasis]] in the mouth and diaper area
* Recurrent [[Skin and soft-tissue infections|skin abscesses]] and/or other severe skin infections
* Recurrent [[Skin and soft-tissue infections|skin abscesses]] and/or other severe skin infections
* Neurologic abnormalities include [[Cognitive deficit|cognitive deficits]], behavioral problems, [[Gait abnormality|gait abnormalities]], [[Hypotonia|hypo]]- and [[hypertonia]], and [[sensorineural hearing loss]] are prominent in ADA deficiency.
* Neurologic abnormalities include  
**[[Cognitive deficit|Cognitive deficits]]
**Behavioral problems
**[[Gait abnormality|Gait abnormalities]]
**[[Hypotonia|Hypo]]- and [[hypertonia]]
**[[Sensorineural hearing loss]]


===Laboratory Findings===
===Laboratory Findings===
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===Imaging Findings===
===Imaging Findings===
A [[Chest X-ray|chest x-ray]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of adenosine deaminase deficiency. The thymic shadow is absent on chest radiography among the majority of patients with adenosine deaminase deficiency, thus, a chest x-ray may be helpful in the newborn suspected of adenosine deaminase deficiency. chest x-ray reveals the flaring of the anterior [[Rib|ribs]], pelvic dysplasia, and shortening of the transverse vertebral processes with flattening of their ends and thick growth arrest lines. In addition, obtaining a chest x-ray may be helpful to assess [[pneumonia]] secondary to adenosine deaminase deficiency.<ref>{{Cite journal
* A [[Chest X-ray|chest x-ray]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of adenosine deaminase deficiency. The thymic shadow is absent on chest radiography among the majority of patients with adenosine deaminase deficiency, thus, a chest x-ray may be helpful in the newborn suspected of adenosine deaminase deficiency.  
* Chest x-ray reveals the flaring of the anterior [[Rib|ribs]], pelvic dysplasia, and shortening of the transverse vertebral processes with flattening of their ends and thick growth arrest lines. In addition, obtaining a chest x-ray may be helpful to assess [[pneumonia]] secondary to adenosine deaminase deficiency.<ref>{{Cite journal
  | author = [[Kathryn V. Whitmore]] & [[Hubert B. Gaspar]]
  | author = [[Kathryn V. Whitmore]] & [[Hubert B. Gaspar]]
  | title = Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency - More Than Just an Immunodeficiency
  | title = Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency - More Than Just an Immunodeficiency
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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
===Medical Therapy===
===Medical Therapy===
The mainstay of treatment for adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency with [[severe combined immunodeficiency]] [[phenotype]] is [[Hematopoietic cell|hematopoietic cell transplantation]] (HCT) from a [[human leukocyte antigen]] ([[Human leukocyte antigen|HLA]])-identical sibling, or if not available, a matched family donor. If a matched sibling or family donor is not an option, then [[gene therapy]] is suggested, if available and not cost prohibitive, for an infant or young child with ADA-deficient SCID. The majority of cases of adenosine deaminase deficiency require enzyme replacement therapy with polyethylene glycol-adenosine deaminase [PEG-ADA].
* The mainstay of treatment for adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency with [[severe combined immunodeficiency]] [[phenotype]] is [[Hematopoietic cell|hematopoietic cell transplantation]](HCT) from a [[human leukocyte antigen]] ([[Human leukocyte antigen|HLA]])-identical sibling, or if not available, a matched family donor.
* If a matched sibling or family donor is not an option, then [[gene therapy]] is suggested, if available and not cost prohibitive, for an infant or young child with ADA-deficient SCID.  
* The majority of cases of adenosine deaminase deficiency require enzyme replacement therapy with polyethylene glycol-adenosine deaminase [PEG-ADA].<ref>{{Cite journal
| author = [[H. Bobby Gaspar]]
| title = Bone marrow transplantation and alternatives for adenosine deaminase deficiency
| journal = [[Immunology and allergy clinics of North America]]
| volume = 30
| issue = 2
| pages = 221–236
| year = 2010
| month = May
| doi = 10.1016/j.iac.2010.01.002
| pmid = 20493398
}}</ref>


===Primary Prevention===
===Primary Prevention===
There are no established measures for the primary prevention of adenosine deaminase deficiency.
* There are no established measures for the primary prevention of adenosine deaminase deficiency.


=== '''Secondary Prevention''' ===
=== '''Secondary Prevention''' ===
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of  adenosine deaminase deficiency include:
Effective measures for the secondary prevention of  adenosine deaminase deficiency include:<ref>{{Cite journal
| author = [[Linda M. Griffith]], [[Morton J. Cowan]], [[Luigi D. Notarangelo]], [[Jennifer M. Puck]], [[Rebecca H. Buckley]], [[Fabio Candotti]], [[Mary Ellen Conley]], [[Thomas A. Fleisher]], [[H. Bobby Gaspar]], [[Donald B. Kohn]], [[Hans D. Ochs]], [[Richard J. O'Reilly]], [[J. Douglas Rizzo]], [[Chaim M. Roifman]], [[Trudy N. Small]] & [[William T. Shearer]]
| title = Improving cellular therapy for primary immune deficiency diseases: recognition, diagnosis, and management
| journal = [[The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology]]
| volume = 124
| issue = 6
| pages = 1152–1160
| year = 2009
| month = December
| doi = 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.10.022
| pmid = 20004776
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* Mothers with a history of a prior affected child with SCID should receive recommended booster [[Vaccine|vaccines]] prior to [[Childbirth|delivery]] to provide [[transplacental]] [[antibodies]]
* Mothers with a history of a prior affected child with SCID should receive recommended booster [[Vaccine|vaccines]] prior to [[Childbirth|delivery]] to provide [[transplacental]] [[antibodies]]
* Protective [[Isolation (health care)|isolation]] for neonates with suspected SCID before receiving definitive treatment
* Protective [[Isolation (health care)|isolation]] for neonates with suspected SCID before receiving definitive treatment
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* [[Monoclonal antibodies|Monoclonal antibody]] against [[Human respiratory syncytial virus|respiratory syncytial virus]] (RSV) with [[palivizumab]]
* [[Monoclonal antibodies|Monoclonal antibody]] against [[Human respiratory syncytial virus|respiratory syncytial virus]] (RSV) with [[palivizumab]]
* Antiviral agent for prophylaxis against [[Herpes simplex virus|HSV]], [[Cytomegalovirus infection|CMV]], [[Epstein Barr virus|EBV]]
* Antiviral agent for prophylaxis against [[Herpes simplex virus|HSV]], [[Cytomegalovirus infection|CMV]], [[Epstein Barr virus|EBV]]
==External links==
* Gene Therapy: A Brief History: [http://www.family.org/cforum/fosi/bioethics/genetics/a0032608.cfm]


==References==
==References==

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Adenosine deaminase deficiency
ICD-10 D81.3
ICD-9 279.2
OMIM 102700
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Shyam Patel [2];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohsen Basiri M.D.

Synonyms and Keywords: ADA Deficiency; SCID Due to ADA Deficiency; ADA-SCID

Overview

Adenosine deaminase deficiency, or ADA deficiency, is an inherited immunodeficiency syndrome accounting for about 15% of all cases of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). This disease is due to a lack of the enzyme adenosine deaminase coded for by a gene on chromosome 20. There is an accumulation of dATP, which causes an increase in S-adenosylhomocysteine; both substances are toxic to immature lymphoid cells, so fail to reach maturity. As a result, the immune system of the afflicted person is severely compromised or completely lacking. The enzyme adenosine deaminase is important for purine metabolism.

Historical Perspective

  • Adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency was first discovered by Dr. Eloise Giblett in 1972, when she received samples from a patient with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) that was a candidate for bone marrow transplantation; examination of blood samples presented that the patients have no ADA activity.
  • With discovering the second case with ADA deficiency and immunodeficiency, ADA deficiency was the first immunodeficiency in which the specific molecular defect was described.[1]

Classification

  • There is no established system for the classification of adenosine deaminase deficiency.

Pathophysiology

Causes

  • Adenosine deaminase deficiency is a disorder arising from a mutation in the ADA1 gene at 20q13.11.

Differentiating Adenosine deaminase deficiency from Other Diseases

  • Adenosine deaminase deficiency must be differentiated from other diseases that cause clinical features of severe combined immunodeficiency , and complete DiGeorge syndrome. Although DiGeorge syndrome is associated with facial and cardiac anomalies which are not seen with ADA deficiency.[5]

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

  • There are no established risk factors for adenosine deaminase deficiency.

Screening

  • ADA deficiency can be diagnosed in a newborn before the beginning of infections, with one well-documented example by screening of T-cell–receptor excision circles(TRECs).TRECs, formed during the differentiation of T cells in the thymus.
  • A quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(PCR) test can measure T cell receptor excision circles. TRECs serve as a biomarker of naïve T cells, which is a sensitive and specific, as well as cost effective method for ADA deficiency newborn screening.[8]

Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis

Natural History

Complications

  • Patients are at risk for opportunistic infections usually follow more common infections. P. jiroveci and fungal pneumonias cause death in classic cases.
  • CMV, VZV, and HSV infections typically occur in infants who have already had treatable infections. Neurologic compromise from polio and other enteroviruses impede stem cell reconstitution.[12]
  • Lymphoma is an invariably fatal complication that occurs among patients with a later onset and in patients treated successfully with enzyme replacement therapy.[13]

Prognosis

  • ADA deficiency is fatal, generally within the first year of life, unless the underlying defect is corrected.
  • Early diagnosis through population-wide newborn screening and early transplantation in the absence of infectious complications may improve hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) outcomes.
  • Among patients transplanted under 3.5 months of age without infection, survival post-transplant is about 95 percent, and overall survival is 90 percent.[14]

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Criteria

  • The diagnosis of adenosine deaminase deficiency is made by following finding:[15]

History and Symptoms

Physical Examination

Physical findings are multisystemic. The patient may present with the following:[17]

Laboratory Findings

Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of ADA deficiency include :[18]

Imaging Findings

  • A chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of adenosine deaminase deficiency. The thymic shadow is absent on chest radiography among the majority of patients with adenosine deaminase deficiency, thus, a chest x-ray may be helpful in the newborn suspected of adenosine deaminase deficiency.
  • Chest x-ray reveals the flaring of the anterior ribs, pelvic dysplasia, and shortening of the transverse vertebral processes with flattening of their ends and thick growth arrest lines. In addition, obtaining a chest x-ray may be helpful to assess pneumonia secondary to adenosine deaminase deficiency.[19]

Treatment

Medical Therapy

  • The mainstay of treatment for adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency with severe combined immunodeficiency phenotype is hematopoietic cell transplantation(HCT) from a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-identical sibling, or if not available, a matched family donor.
  • If a matched sibling or family donor is not an option, then gene therapy is suggested, if available and not cost prohibitive, for an infant or young child with ADA-deficient SCID.
  • The majority of cases of adenosine deaminase deficiency require enzyme replacement therapy with polyethylene glycol-adenosine deaminase [PEG-ADA].[20]

Primary Prevention

  • There are no established measures for the primary prevention of adenosine deaminase deficiency.

Secondary Prevention

Effective measures for the secondary prevention of adenosine deaminase deficiency include:[21]

Typical prophylaxis against infection includes:

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