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What is Enzyme Definiciency?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Enzymes are vital to life in humans.

A deficiency of an enzyme is when you lack the proper functioning of a particular enzyme. This can lead to difficulty breaking down certain nutrients, like proteins or

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