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Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease (Noun)

Meaning

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.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Examples

  • Severe combined immunodeficiency disease, a condition also known as the "bubble boy" disease, results from genetic mutations affecting the immune system of infants and young children.
  • Scientists and researchers study the various causes and possible treatments of severe combined immunodeficiency disease in the hopes of developing better gene therapies.
  • Babies diagnosed with severe combined immunodeficiency disease typically face very serious health complications unless immediate and intensive medical treatment is initiated.
  • Treatment options for severe combined immunodeficiency disease usually include hematopoietic stem cell transplants, and experimental gene therapies aimed at fixing the root genetic issue.
  • One major sign that a baby may be suffering from severe combined immunodeficiency disease is their body's extreme inability to fight off normally harmless viral infections due to severe immune system weakness.

Synonyms

  • SCID
  • Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

Hypernyms

  • Monogenic Disorder
  • Immunodeficiency

Hyponyms

  • X-linked SCID
  • ADA-SCID
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