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Being born SCID (without an immune system) used to mean a short life encased in a plastic bubble, cut off from a world of diseases which would eventually kill you. But four-year-old Owen has proved there is hope. Two years ago, he received a bone-marrow transplant and is now entirely normal. His mot...

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Other Authors:	Klimkowski, Jan (Director, Screenwriter), Havers, Nigel, 1949- (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	London, England : BBC Worldwide, 1998.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Severe combined immunodeficiency. Immunological deficiency syndromes in children > Complications. Donation of organs, tissues, etc. Bone marrow > Transplantation. Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Bone Marrow Transplantation Immunodéficience combinée sévère. Syndromes de déficit immunitaire chez l'enfant > Complications et séquelles. Moelle osseuse > Greffe. Educational television programs. Émissions éducatives télévisées.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Being born SCID (without an immune system) used to mean a short life encased in a plastic bubble, cut off from a world of diseases which would eventually kill you. But four-year-old Owen has proved there is hope. Two years ago, he received a bone-marrow transplant and is now entirely normal. His mother's next pregnancy was another SCID baby. Owen's new immune system made him the perfect, and the only, donor for his baby brother.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed January 28, 2019).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (29 min.)
Playing Time:	00:29:25