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Severe combined immunodeficiency: From its discovery to the perspective.
Nihon Rinsho Men'eki Gakkai kaishi = Japanese journal of clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2017
Kanegane Hirokazu, Imai Kohsuke, Morio Tomohiro
Abstract excerpt
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is impaired in lymphocyte development and function. Affected children have extreme susceptibility to infections, which are fatal in the first year of life without treatment. The estimate of incidence is one in approximately 50,000 live birth. The first series of diseases were described in 1950s, and all patients died in infancy. The first transplant for SCID was carried out...
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