| Front | SCIDS cause symptoms treatment |
|---|---|
| Back | Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome Children lack an enzyme ADA (Adenosine Deaminase) that is involved in the *maturation* of T and B cells Risk of life threatening infections *Bone marrow stem cells* are removed from the blood and infected with a *retrovirus* (RNA) that carries a normal gene for the enzyme and the cells are returned to the patient |
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