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  1. X-linked SCID, X-SCID(noun)

    SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor


  1. X-SCID

    X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency is an immunodeficiency disorder in which the body produces very few T cells and NK cells. In the absence of T cell help, B cells become defective. It is an x-linked recessive trait, stemming from a mutated version of the IL2-RG gene located at xq13.1 on the X-chromosome, which is shared between receptors for IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-9, IL-15 and IL-21..


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of x-scid in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of x-scid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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