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![[-- severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) --]](Images/Terms/SCID.gif)
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A disease affecting the immune system. SCID is fatal if affected individuals do not receive bone marrow transplants.
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Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Jennifer Puck, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, defines SCID. |
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antibody, bone marrow transplantation | |
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