A gene therapy for a rare type of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) was safe and sufficiently restored T-cell immunity in an early trial, results from a phase I/II study showed. At a single ...

A one-time gene therapy using a patient’s own stem cells has effectively cured a deadly immune disorder in 95% of treated children, offering a lasting, donor-free solution to ADA-SCID, known as the ...

The recently released romantic drama “Everything, Everything” has drawn criticism from the immunodeficiency community for its inaccurate portrayal of Severe Combined Immune Deficiency, or SCID. The ...

Severe combined immunodeficiency conditions are devastating disorders of adaptive immunity. Although these diseases were initially treated by transplantation of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells, ...

Since last August, all newborns in California have been screened for a deadly immune disorder as part of a pilot program, but a newly introduced state assembly bill would make this screening routine.

NEW ORLEANS -- A next generation genetic therapy appeared to restore the immune system of patients with "bubble boy disease," but without leading to leukemia as a side effect, researchers reported ...

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) is a rare genetic condition characterized by a lack of B- and T-lymphocytes, which form part of the adaptive immune system. SCID is most often inherited in an ...

SCID is a genetic disorder impacting the immune system, making children highly susceptible to severe infections and illnesses, and without treatment, it can be fatal within the first 2 years of life.

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) is a rare, life-threatening immunological disorder characterized due to the lack of B-lymphocyte and T-lymphocyte functioning. Sporadic (occasional) ...

An experimental gene therapy treatment created at UCLA gave a "bubble girl" born with a rare genetic disorder a new life.

Mention the words "bubble boy" and many will recall David Vetter, the kid with big eyes and a thick thatch of dark hair who died 25 years ago after spending almost the entire 12 years of his life in a ...

Is there a new way to manage Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) in infants? Yes, gene therapy is a discovery for the affected babies. Ten young children born without functioning immune systems ...