Sentences with phrase «inherited immune deficiency»

One 18 - year - old patient died in a trial in 1999, and a promising French trial of therapy for inherited immune deficiency was suspended last year after three patients developed leukemia, leading The Wall Street Journal to proclaim that «the field seems cursed.»

The team produced 11 stem cell lines from 11 men, women, and children with conditions such as diabetes, spinal cord injury, and inherited immune deficiency.

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George Daley of Harvard Medical School said on December 1 that he and his team have seen multiple patients affected by NEMO deficiency syndrome, a disorder where an inherited faulty gene results in a weak immune system and leaves patients prone to serious infections.

Nearly 80 clinical trials have attempted to correct faulty disease - causing genes, but only treatments for inherited immune - deficiency disorders have shown any success.

There are a few theories as to why DM occurs, such as an immune - mediated response, vitamin deficiencies, or a spinal injury, but many agree that it is an inherited condition that affects German Shepherds and other large breeds.

Genetic immune system deficiencies (inherited hypogammaglobulinemia), reduced T - cell numbers or function, severe moist skin infections, cancer and long - term corticosteroid administration can also cause low blood globulin levels.