Friday 22 August 2014

'Bubble Boy' Disease may be More Common Than Thought: Study

'Bubble Boy' disease, the disease destroys a baby's immune system, is more common than researchers once believed, a new study has found. The disease is also known as severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). In most cases, if the baby catches an infection, it can be fatal. The research with over 3 million infants within 10 states along with the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, discovered approximately a single case of SCID for every 58,000 births. This is ...

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