Monday, March 2, 2020 NIAID Scientists Discover Gene Associated with Subset of SCID Cases Image: Blood from an infant's heel is taken for newborn screening. Credit: U.S. Air Force Scientists in NIAID's Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Mircobiology have identied a gene involved in a subset of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) cases. The gene, PAX1, is essential for the development of the thymus, a gland where protective T cells mature. Findings were published online Friday in Science Immunology. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  |  National Institutes of Health Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact Subscriber Help. This service is provided to you at no charge by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 5601 Fishers Lane · Bethesda, MD 20892 · 1-866-284-4107