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Umbilical cord blood is the
blood from
the umbilical
cord and
placenta after the cord is
tied.
Stem
cells are
"pleuripotent"
mother cells that
differentiate
into
various tissues
and
organs
-
for
the renewal or
repair of
diseased
or injured organs.
Compared
with
stem cells from the bone marrow
(currently
the
source
of
such
cells), umbilicalcord
blood stem
cells
have
significantly
less
ten-
dency
for
rejection
of
the
"transplant", when these "donor"
cells are delivered
to
the patient.
Moreover, cord blood cells
also
grow much faster. Collection
of
the
blood
for
banking
is
also
simple, prompt and without
any
adverse effects
to
either
the
mother
or
the newborn. All moth-
ers tested healthy
and without
history
of
familial diseases
qualify
- services are available in
large
cities, e.9., Beijing,
Shanghai
and
Nanjing. Current successful
ap-
plications
are
for blood diseases,
including "blood cancer"
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leukemia.
ln
China,
out of the 40-
50,000
new cases
of
leukemia
each
year,
only
1"/o
can benefit
from
bone marrow
transplant
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with
current difficulties
of
finding
the donor
and
the
astronomical
cost. Cord blood banking may
be
the
best gift for
your
newborn!
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