Cord Blood Transplantation: Treatment for Leukemia, Sickle Cell Anaemia etc.
More than 35,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in United States, for which a bone marrow or peripheral blood cell transplant is required.
A growing, alternative source is available through cord blood banks, which collect stem cells from donated umbilical cord blood.
Cord Blood is collected by a syringe in a bag minute after the baby is born, and the blood is then processed (undergoes centrifugation and the RBCs are removed), and sent for preservation in Freezers.
Read more on The Stem Cell Blog
Filed under Health, Stem Cell Research
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