X-SCID
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X-linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (X-SCID) is a profound and severe immunodeficiency characterized by the complete absence of NK cells and T cells in the peripheral blood. It is caused by mutations of the IL2RG gene, which governs the behaviour of a protein involved in the development of a number of immune system cells. Without the protein, the cells cannot develop normally, and are unable to protect the body. This condition has the tendency to induce severe and recurrent infections that are usually fatal in the first years of life.
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