Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the disturbed development of functional T cells and B cells caused by numerous genetic mutations that result in differing clinical presentations. SCID involves defective antibody response due to either direct involvement with B lymphocytes or through improper B lymphocyte activation due to non-functional T-helper cells. Consequently, both 'arms' (B cells and T cells) of the adaptive immune system are impaired due ...
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