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====Canine X-Linked Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (Canine SCID)====
====Canine X-Linked Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (Canine SCID)====
*Affects Basset Hounds and Corgis
*Affects Basset Hounds and Corgis
*X-linked recessive defect in the gene conding for the IL-2 receptor
*X-linked recessive defect in the gene coding for the IL-2 receptor
**IL-2 receptor is a receptor for the cytokine IL-2 which causes [[Lymphocytes - WikiBlood#T cells|T cells]] to proliferate
**IL-2 receptor is a receptor for the cytokine IL-2 which causes [[Lymphocytes - WikiBlood#T cells|T cells]] to proliferate
*Causes lymphoid hypoplasia, stunted growth and increases the animal's susceptibility to infection
*Causes lymphoid hypoplasia, stunted growth and increases the animal's susceptibility to infection