Medical research
Researchers discover potential biomarker to detect 'bubble boy' disorder
Many people recognize "the bubble boy" as an unusual character from a "Seinfeld" episode or a John Travolta movie.
Sep 30, 2014
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News tagged with severe combined immunodeficiency
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds SCID previously underdiagnosed in infants with fatal infections
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a potentially life-threatening, but treatable, disorder affecting infants, is twice as common as previously believed, according to a new study that is the first to examine the national ...
Aug 19, 2014
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Medical research
Transplantation shown to be highly effective in treating immune deficiency in children
Babies who are born with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) can be successfully treated with a transplant of blood-forming stem cells, according to experts led by Memorial Sloan Kettering's Richard J. O'Reilly, MD, a ...
Jul 30, 2014
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Medical research
Gene therapy trial for 'Bubble boy' disease promising
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers reported promising outcomes data for the first group of boys with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome (SCID-X1), a fatal genetic immunodeficiency also known as "bubble boy" disease, ...
Dec 9, 2013
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Immunology
Molecular interplay explains many immunodeficiencies
Australian scientists have described an exquisitely balanced interplay of four molecules that trigger and govern antibody production in immune cells. As well as being an important basic science discovery, it helps explain ...
Nov 11, 2013
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Immunology
Researchers restore children's immune systems with refinements in gene therapy
Researchers have demonstrated that a refined gene therapy approach safely restores the immune systems of some children with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). The rare condition blocks the normal development of a newborn's ...
Sep 11, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
A 'game-changer': By studying animal health, researchers find improved ways for developing, testing cancer therapies
(Medical Xpress) -- A group of Kansas State University researchers has made valuable findings in the search for cancer's cure.
Aug 15, 2012
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Immunology
Gene therapy can correct forms of severe combined immunodeficiency
Severe combined immunodeficiency is defect in the immune system that results in a loss of the adaptive immune cells known as B cells and T cells. Mutations in several different genes can lead to the development of severe ...
May 24, 2012
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