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Tara Cosoleto and Callum Godde

Australian-first stem cell trial tackles rare condition

Young children born with an extremely rare genetic condition will be treated as part of an Australian-first trial.

Babies diagnosed with RAG-1 deficient severe combined immunodeficiency, or RAG-1 SCID, are born without infection-fighting immune cells.

The condition leaves infants extremely vulnerable to common illnesses, with most dying from infection within their first years of life. 

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