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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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Resources
- 10 Warning Signs of Primary Immunodeficiency (Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
- 4 Stages of Immunologic Testing When Primary Immunodeficiency Is Suspected (Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
- Antifungal Drug Helps Kids with Immune Disorder Avoid Hospitalization (National Institutes of Health)
- Antiphospholipid-Antibody Syndrome (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Granulomatous Disease, Chronic (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Immunologic Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (National Institutes of Health)
- Cocaine May Compromise Immune System, Increase Risk of Infection (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Cocaine May Compromise Immune System, Increase Risk of Infection (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Damping the Flames: Inflammation Control Mechanism Determined (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Effect of a Vitamin and Mineral Supplement on Infection and Self-Reported Health (American College of Physicians)
- Expert Locator: Immunologists (Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
- Fetal Immunity? Why the Mother's Immune System Doesn't Reject the Fetus (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Genes and Disease: DiGeorge Syndrome (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Genes and Disease: Diseases of the Immune System (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Genes and Disease: Immunodeficiency with Hyper-IgM (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Genes and Disease: Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Genetics Home Reference: X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (Genetics Home Reference)
- Getting to Know Your Immune System (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
- Graft vs Host Disease: The Immune System's Response to Transplants (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Graft-Versus-Host Disease (National Marrow Donor Program)
- How to Keep an Infusion Log: Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) (Immune Deficiency Foundation) - Links to PDF File
- IDF Patient/Family Handbook for Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases (Immune Deficiency Foundation) - Links to PDF File
- IDF Patient/Family Handbook: Glossary (Immune Deficiency Foundation) - Links to PDF File
- Immune System (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Immune System and Disorders (Medline Plus)
- Immune System and Disorders (National Institutes of Health)
- Immunizations for People with Weakened Immune Systems (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Immunologic Diseases (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin: Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Office of Medical Applications of Research)
- Living with Primary Immunodeficiency (Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
- Methotrexate (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Primary Immunodeficiency Interactive FAQ’s (Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
- NIAID Initiative Addresses Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Powerful Technologies Probe Innate Immunity (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Primary Immune Deficiency (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Repeated Infections in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Research Brief: A Protein to Tie Up Loose Ends (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
- Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (Jeffrey Modell Foundation)
- Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (Bubble Boy Disease) (Nemours Foundation)
- Tips to Remember: Recurrent or Unusually Severe Infections (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
- Transplants of Sibling Stem Cells Show Promise for Immune Disorder (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Understanding the Immune System (National Cancer Institute)
- Understanding the Immune System (National Cancer Institute)
- Understanding the Immune System: How It Works (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - Links to PDF File - Large file (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- What Is a Pediatric Allergist / Immunologist? (American Academy of Pediatrics) - Links to PDF File
- When the Body's Defenses Are Missing: Primary Immunodeficiency (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
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