Immune System and Disorders |
Chronic Granulomatous Disease; SCID; Severe Combined Immunodeficiency |
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, or SCID, is a genetic disorder in which both "arms" (B cells and T cells) of the adaptive immune system are crippled, due to a defect in one of several possible genes. SCID is a severe form of heritable immunodeficiency. It is also known as the "bubble boy" disease because its victims are extremely vulnerable to infectious diseases and must live (if untreated) in a completely sterile environment. The most famous case is the boy David Vetter. SCID affects ab ...
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