SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
\sɪvˈi͡ə kəmbˈa͡ɪnd ɪmjˈuːnə͡ʊdfˌɪʃənsi sˈɪndɹə͡ʊm], \sɪvˈiə kəmbˈaɪnd ɪmjˈuːnəʊdfˌɪʃənsi sˈɪndɹəʊm], \s_ɪ_v_ˈiə k_ə_m_b_ˈaɪ_n_d ɪ_m_j_ˈuː_n_əʊ_d_f_ˌɪ_ʃ_ə_n_s_i s_ˈɪ_n_d_ɹ_əʊ_m]\
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Group of rare congenital disorders characterized by impairment of both humoral and cell-mediated immunity, leukopenia, and low or absent antibody levels. It is inherited as an X-linked or autosomal recessive defect. About half of the patients with autosomal recessive SCID are deficient in the enzyme adenosine deaminase.
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