https://padlet.com/totallyyami/utmh2hr3qse4 Bubbleboy disease by Darnell Beschoner en-us 2018-03-26 16:32:59 UTC 2025-10-23 02:54:59 UTC hello@padlet.com totallyyami https://padlet.com/totallyyami/utmh2hr3qse4/wish/246176298 Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is an inherited disease sometimes known as "boy in the bubble syndrome," because the patient lacks one or more type of immune cell, making them very susceptible to infections. Researchers have now identified a new genetic cause of SCID characterized by a lack of T cells and B cells.

]]> 2018-03-26 16:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/totallyyami/utmh2hr3qse4/wish/246176298 totallyyami https://padlet.com/totallyyami/utmh2hr3qse4/wish/246180761 David Vetter, a patient who went through this disease, had to spend most of his life in a isolated plastic bubble. If he ever went outside, he would have to wear a special soace type suit to isolate him from the outside. David had school lessons through his bubble and kept up with the rest of the kids his age.

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