Disease - Severe combined immunodeficiency X-linked T-cell-negative/B-cell-positive/NK-cell-negative
Definition
A form of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare congenital disorders characterized by impairment of both humoral and cell-mediated immunity, leukopenia, and low or absent antibody levels. Patients present in infancy recurrent, persistent infections by opportunistic organisms. The common characteristic of all types of SCID is absence of T-cell-mediated cellular immunity due to a defect in T-cell development.
Acronym
XSCID
Synonyms
Agammaglobulinemia Swiss type
IMD4
Immunodeficiency 4
SCIDX
SCIDX1
SCID X-linked
Severe combined immunodeficiency X-linked T cell-negative/B cell-positive/NK cell-negative
Severe combined immunodeficiency X-linked T-cell negative/B-cell positive/NK-cell negative
IMD4
Immunodeficiency 4
SCIDX
SCIDX1
SCID X-linked
Severe combined immunodeficiency X-linked T cell-negative/B cell-positive/NK cell-negative
Severe combined immunodeficiency X-linked T-cell negative/B-cell positive/NK-cell negative
Keywords
› SCID
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