severe combined immunodeficiency : Definition, Usages, News and More
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severe combined immunodeficiency
n a congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genes; children with it are susceptible to infectious disease; if untreated it is lethal within the first year or two of life
Bone marrow donor drive to help 9-month-old Lane Henderson, son of Austin and Karmen Henderson of Solen, has severe combined immunodeficiency disorder, meaning he has no working immune system. The disorder also is known as the “bubble boy disease.”
June 28, 2013 - The Bismarck Tribune