How Much Beneficial is the Stem Cell Preservation!!!

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How Much Beneficial is the Stem Cell
Preservation!!!
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Stem Cell Preservation

• The blood that remains in the umbilical cord
  after the delivery of baby is known as the cord
  blood. The cord blood is a rich source of stem
  cells that can be collected by a painless method.
• Cord blood banking is the method by which the
  cord blood is collected and its stem cells and
  other cells of the immune system extracted and
  cryogenically frozen for medical use in future.

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Benefits of Stem Cells

1. Cord blood is currently recommended for the
   treatment of nearly 80 blood and immune diseases.
2. Cord blood has an ample number of stem cells and
   cells of the immune system which are nowadays
   expanded rapidly for medical use. Cord blood is
   often known as a regenerative medicine because
   these cells help the body regenerate tissues and
   systems.

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Benefits of Stem Cells

• 3. If somebody does not have stored the cord
  blood, they will have to depend from another
  source on stem cells. Bone marrow contains
  similar versions of the same stem cells that are
  abundant in cord blood, though less useful and
  probably contaminated.
• 4. As the cord blood stem cells are less
  likely to reject the transfusion, it is easier to
  match transplant patients with cord blood than
  with other stem cell sources.

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Future of Banking

• Currently the clinical trials have proved that
  more than 80 diseases can be treated by the stem
  cells. The diseases are
• 1. Cancer which includes Leukemia, Lymphoma,
  Multiple Myeloma and Retinolastoma.

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Future of Banking

• 2. Blood disorders including different types of
  Anaemia, Genetic Red Blood Cells Abnormalities,
  Platelet Abnormalities and many others.

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Future of Banking

• 3. Metabolic disorders that comprises of
  Leukodystrophy Disorders, Lysosomal Storage
  Diseases, Mucopolysaccharidosis Storage Diseases,
  etc.

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Future of Banking

• Different types of Immune disorders of the system
  and organs of the body.
• In addition, the umbilical cord is a source which
  provides stem cells of all the three cell lines.
  For example, hematopoietic cell line, mesenchymal
  cell line and epithelial cell line.

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Important Notes

• Cord blood from the umbilical cord of a baby is
  always a perfect match of the baby. Moreover,
  immediate family members are might also get a
  match from the babys stem cells. Siblings have a
  25 chance to be a perfect match and a 50 chance
  to be a partial match.
• Each of the parents provides half the markers
  have a 100 chance to be a partial match. Even
  grandparents and other relatives might have a
  chance to get a match and can get benefit from
  the cord blood that is banked.

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References

• https//www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/much-beneficial
  -stem-cell-preservation/
• https//www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/future-banking-
  neonates-cord-blood/