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Definition of Severe combined immunodeficiency disease
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Scid, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Generic synonyms: Immunodeficiency, Monogenic Disease, Monogenic Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Ada-scid, X-linked Scid, X-scid
Generic synonyms: Immunodeficiency, Monogenic Disease, Monogenic Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Ada-scid, X-linked Scid, X-scid