1. SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that allows them to develop a growth factor receptor; [syn: X-linked SCID, X-SCID]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
X-linked SCID
n 1: SCID in male children resulting from mutation of a gene
that codes for a protein on the surface of T cells that
allows them to develop a growth factor receptor [syn:
X-linked SCID, X-SCID]