Successful management of delayed-onset adenosine deaminase deficiency with novel mutation.

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A 4-year-old boy presented with acute-onset autoimmune cytopenia with severe, persistent lymphopenia, autoimmune thyroiditis, elevated IgE and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme deficiency. In immunologic evaluation, lower T, B and natural killer cells and higher levels of adenosine deaminase (ADA) metabolites were observed. The compound heterozygous novel ADA gene mutations causing ADA deficiency were...

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