Michael and Armené Kapamajian were at home in Los Angeles settling in with their one week old baby, Sasoun, when their doctor called and asked them to come in…
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Gene therapy is the treatment of disease by way of the transfer of genetic material into cells. According to a recent article in Labiotech, an EU publication, gene therapy…
According to a story from the Warwick Beacon, the first ever primary immunodeficiency (PI) awareness and fundraising walk in Rhode Island's history was held recently at Warwick City Park. The…
SCID Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a rare disease which causes patients to have little to no immune response. With practically no immune system, SCID patients are very susceptible to…
We just read exciting news for the SCID community from Stanford researchers. The original study was published in Nature Communications, but a summary appeared in Medical Xpress. The researchers have…
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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