Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) is a rare disease which causes patients to practically have no immune system at all. That means that for these patients, even a…
About Graft-Versus-Host-Disease (GvHD) Graft-Versus-Host-Disease (GvHD) occurs when a patient's body rejects cells which have been transplanted. For instance, it may develop following a stem cell transplant or a bone marrow transplant. The…
What could make a family in Lebanon travel all the way to UCLA? The answer is a unique stem cell gene therapy designed to combat SCID. The El Kerdi family…
Researchers from St. Jude Children's Hospital might have just developed a new gene therapy that can build a healthy, functioning immune system for patients suffering from severe combined immunodeficiency, SCID,…
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