Patients with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency disorder (SCID-X1), sometimes called 'bubble boy disease,' are born with a defective gene that prevents them from producing immune cells. Gene therapy from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital restored the immune system in multiple infants with SCID-X1 in 2019 by supplying copies of the corrected gene.
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