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scid (enc)
Scid
Noun
1.
SCID
- 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
severe combined immunodeficiency
,
severe combined immunodeficiency disease
immunodeficiency
- immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced
monogenic disease
,
monogenic disorder
- an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
ADA-SCID
- SCID resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for adenosine deaminase
X-linked SCID
,
X-SCID
- SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor
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