Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
By: Elizabeth Brown
What is severe Combined immunodeficiency?
SCID is a disease that targets the immune system.
the immune system normally fights off dangerous bacteria.
People with SCID have a defect in their immune system.
how many people does SCID affect?
It affects approximately 1 out of every 50,000-100,000 births.
What are the defects of SCID?
having a mutated chromosome 20 or the SCIDIX1 on the X chromosome
who can SCID affect?
It can effect any gender of any race or ethnicity.
What gender is the most affected by SCID?
According to research, 45% of all cases of SCID were boys.
IS it a dominant or recessive trait?
It's mainly a recessive trait 40% of all cases were from a recessive trait
What are the inheritance patterns?
It is a recessive trait, so in males the x chromosome has to be mutated.
In females, both pairs of the X chromosome have to be mutated for a girl to catch it. This is why it is more common in males.
Is there any treatment?
The most common type of treatment is a bone marrow transplant.
