scid

• Sustantivo que designa la inmunodeficiencia combinada grave, una enfermedad congénita que afecta a los linfocitos T y puede deberse a mutaciones en varios genes; los niños afectados son propensos a infecciones y, sin tratamiento, es mortal durante el primer o segundo año de vida.

A noun referring to a severe combined immunodeficiency, 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.

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1. Severe Combined ImmunodeficiencyC2formalmedical

   A rare congenital disorder affecting T cells and B cells, caused by mutations in several genes, making children highly susceptible to infections; without treatment it is usually fatal within the first two years of life.

   Inmunodeficiencia combinada grave

   • The newborn was diagnosed with SCID and immediately placed in isolation.
   • Gene therapy has shown promise in treating certain forms of SCID.
   • Without a bone marrow transplant, SCID is typically fatal in infancy.

   Sinónimossevere combined immunodeficiency