Abstract
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a group of syndromes resulting from genetic defects causing severe deficiency in T cell and B cell function. These conditions are life-threatening and result in susceptibility to serious infections. SCID is often fatal in the first year of life if not detected and properly treated. SCID and related T cell lymphopenias can be detected in newborns by a simple screening test, the T cell receptor excision circle (TREC) assay, using the same dried blood spot samples already collected from newborns to screen for other genetic disorders. The TREC assay facilitates the earliest possible identification of cases of SCID before opportunistic infections, irreversible organ damage, or death, thus allowing for the possibility of curative treatment through hematopoietic stem cell transplant and gene therapy. Infants receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplant in the first few months of life, after being identified through screening, have a high probability of survival (95-100%), along with lower morbidity. The TREC assay has proven to have outstanding specificity and sensitivity to accurately identify almost all infants with SCID (the primary targets) as well as additional infants having other selec...Continue Reading
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