x-linked scid

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   SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor

   SynonymsX-SCID

   Broadersevere combined immunodeficiency

Questions about x-linked scid

What does x-linked scid mean?

x-linked scid means "SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor".

What is another word for x-linked scid?

Close synonyms include X-SCID. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is x-linked scid a common word?

x-linked scid is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.