SCID advocate devotes herself to helping parents navigate medical world
When Barb Ballard gave birth to her son Ray in 1994, doctors provided him with newborn screening.
Read MoreUpdate - Venturing into a pandemic-weary world as a person with primary immunodeficiency
Update - To gauge COVID-19 risk, consider levels of community transmission, the setting for an activity, and the vaccination status of others. But for travel, additional factors apply to those with PI.
Read MoreSCID survey seeks feedback on long-term care needs
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) seek input on a survey about long-term follow-up related to individuals and families coping with a severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) diagnosis.
Read MoreSCID carrier discussion explores family planning, mental health
“SCID Compass: A Carrier’s Perspective,” is a discussion between four women affected by SCID, one of whom has SCID, and three mothers of children with SCID who are carriers of a SCID gene variant.
Read MoreCGD symptoms vary with superoxide production
Mutations in genes of persons with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) affect the person’s production of superoxide, which in turn dictates the severity of CGD symptoms.
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