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SCID

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007586

A rare, inherited disease that is marked by a lack of B lymphocytes (white blood cells that make antibodies and help fight infections) and a lack of T lymphocytes (white blood cells that attack virus-infected cells, foreign cells, and cancer cells). Patients with this disease have a high risk of developing viral, bacterial, and fungal infections. Also called severe combined immunodeficiency disease.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007586
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionssevere combined immunodeficiency disease
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "definition": "A rare, inherited disease that is marked by a lack of B lymphocytes (white blood cells that make antibodies and help fight infections) and a lack of T lymphocytes (white blood cells that attack virus-infected cells, foreign cells, and cancer cells). Patients with this disease have a high risk of developing viral, bacterial, and fungal infections. Also called severe combined immunodeficiency disease.",
  "expansions": [
    "severe combined immunodeficiency disease"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/scid/"
}

Record 14,730 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.