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X-SCID

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Meaning #1: 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
  Synonym: X-linked SCID


 
 
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X-linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (X-SCID) is a profound and severe immunodeficiency characterized by the complete absence of NK cells and T cells in the peripheral blood. This condition has the tendency to induce severe and recurrent infections that are usually fatal in the first years of life.

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