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Primary immunodeficiency update and newborn screening.
Missouri medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Amado Mercedes C
Abstract excerpt
Most newborns with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) appear normal. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant within the first three months of life increases survival and decreases medical costs. Newborn screening measuring T cell receptor excision circles (TREC), a by product of T cell maturation, offers the opportunity for early diagnosis before infections and failure to thrive occur. The Secretary of Health and...
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