A Practical Approach to Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Using the T Cell Receptor Excision Circle Assay

A Practical Approach to Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Using the T Cell Receptor Excision Circle Assay

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a life-threatening condition of newborns and infants caused by defects in genes involved in T cell development. Newborn screening (NBS) for SCID using the T cell receptor excision circle (TREC) assay began in Wisconsin in 2008 and has been adopted or is bei...

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Main Authors: Monica S. Thakar, Mary K. Hintermeyer, Miranda G. Gries, John M. Routes, James W. Verbsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
severe combined immunodeficiency
T cell receptor excision circles
newborn screening
bone marrow transplantation
antibiotic prophylaxis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01470/full

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