About The Medical Condition Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome?

Group of rare congenital disorders characterized by impairment of both humoral and cell-mediated immunity, leukopenia, and low or absent antibody levels. It is inherited as an X-linked or autosomal recessive defect. About half of the patients with autosomal recessive SCID are deficient in the enzyme adenosine deaminase.

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