(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) Bubble Baby Syndrom

(FEBRUARY-2024)

Bubble Baby Syndrom

Recently, a two-month-old child with bubble baby syndrome underwent bone marrow transplant (BMT) in India.

About Bubble Baby Syndrome

• It is a very rare genetic disorder that causes life-threatening problems with the immune system.

• It is medically known as Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID).
• It is a type of primary immune deficiency.
• It is known as “living in the bubble” syndrome because living in a normal environment can be fatal to a child who has it. 

About SCID

• As the baby develops, the immune system starts in the bone marrow. 
• SCID is a “combined” immune-deficiency because it affects both of these infection-fighting white blood cells.
• In SCID, the child’s body has too few lymphocytes or lymphocytes that don’t work properly.
• Because the immune system doesn’t work as it should, it can be difficult or impossible for it to battle the germs.

Causes

• Inherited mutations in more than a different genes cause SCID.
• Signifying that one or both birth parents pass down the disease to their child.

Treatment

• The most common treatment is a stem cell transplant (also called a bone marrow transplant). 
• The child receives stem cells from a donor. 
• The hope is that these new cells will rebuild the child’s immune system.

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Courtesy: Science Reporter