Condition
Pediatric Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
Key points about SCID in children
- SCID is a disease that passed on from parents to children (inherited).
- It is a very rare, life-threatening disease.
- The disease causes a child to have very weak immune system.
- The best treatment for this disease is a bone marrow transplant.
- Parents of children with SCID should talk with a genetic counselor about genetic testing and family planning
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Bone Marrow Transplant at Children's National Hospital
The Blood and Marrow Transplantation team is a nationally recognized leader in pediatric blood and marrow treatment advances and cutting-edge treatment protocols developed by physicians right here at Children’s National. Discover more about the treatments we offer.
Meet the Providers Who Treat Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Jul 14, 2016
Parker's Story
After an uneventful pregnancy and birth, Tiffany Green was looking forward to bringing son, Parker James Cameron, home to bond with her and his sisters. But a week after Parker's birth, Green learned something unsettling. Parker had no immune system in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Departments that Treat Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Blood and Marrow Transplant
Our blood and bone marrow disease experts provide advanced transplant procedures for children and teenagers.