Newborn screening programs

Newborn Children: Development of the Immune System

Newborn Children: Development of the Immune System

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The immune system of the newborn is shaped by the environment that was present at the maternal/fetal interphase, by the conditions encountered during the transition from the protected maternal environment to the outside world, and by the conditions encountered during the first weeks of life. However, the understanding of the forces that shape the newborn’s […]

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency and the Need for Newborn Screening Programs

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency and the Need for Newborn Screening Programs

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“What’s it like to live in a bubble? For some, this means living a sheltered life. But David Vetter, a young boy from Texas, lived out in the real world — in a plastic bubble.” Born in 1971 with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), David was nicknamed “Bubble Boy” — from birth, he lived in a […]