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- Banking Your Babys Cord Blood: Benefits, Process, and Costs
A newborn baby's cord blood contains stem cells that can be use in transplants for people with diseases like leukemia Families are encouraged to donate stem cells to a public bank to help
- Cord Blood Banking: Purpose, Procedure What To Expect
For stem cells to treat a disease, the characteristics from donated stem cells and the person receiving the stem cells needs to match A match means these characteristics are similar When a match is made, donated stem cells can help a sick person's immune system fight diseases If you decide to bank cord blood, the blood is processed and tested
- The Future State of Newborn Stem Cell Banking - PMC
1 Current State of Newborn Stem Cell Banking In September of 2018, the umbilical cord blood transplant and newborn stem cell banking communities celebrated the 30th anniversary of the first hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplant using cord blood as a graft for a patient with Fanconi’s anemia
- Why parents should save their babys cord blood — and give it . . .
Cord blood contains cells called hematopoietic stem cells These cells can turn into any kind of blood cell and can be used for transplants that can cure diseases such as blood disorders, immune deficiencies, metabolic diseases, and some kinds of cancers Research is revealing more and more ways it can save lives
- Cord Blood Banking FAQs - Cord For Life
Cord blood banking is a way to preserve valuable stem cells in your newborn’s umbilical cord, known as hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) The blood from a newborn’s umbilical cord can be collected at birth and processed in a lab to extract the hematopoietic stem cells for potential future medical use
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