Cord blood is the blood that is
found in the placenta and the umbilical cord of the newborn.
Cord blood contains Hematopoietic
stem cells or HSCs.
These cells are used for medical
treatment of some types of blood cancer and some genetic disorders.
Medical science uses
Cord blood is used to treat
various blood cancers including Leukemia, Lymphoma, etc
Few metabolic disorders, immune
disorders, neurologic disorders and different forms of anemia can be treated as
well.
In short cord blood is the most
efficient and safe way to protect your family from future calamities.
Cryopreservation of cord blood
At first, the doctor cannulates
the vein of the cord by a needle that is directly connected to a bag.
Collected cord blood is
cryopreserved and then stored inside a cord blood bank.
Various cord blood banks are
there in all over the world, among them bank of Cord blood Toronto, India, USA are remarkable.
Advantages of using cord blood
1. Bone marrow also contains HSCs, but these
cells are more likely to cause Graft-versus-host diseases that cord blood stem
cells.
2. Bone marrow stem cells are harder to
collect, whereas the collection of cord blood is easy and painless.
3. Cord blood can be frozen and stored for
later uses, but bone marrow must be used as soon as it is collected.
Disadvantage
1. The only disadvantage of cord blood is that
it has a lesser number of stem cells. So while performing a transplant on
adult, units from several donors should be combined.
Types of Banks
Two types of bank are found
generally for cord blood storage
• Public
Bank- Anyone can access to your family’s stem cells after your donation has
been made, and due to public funding, the stem cells you donated can be
discarded anytime.
• Private
Bank- Only you have the exclusive right on your donated stem cells. You may
have to give money to ensure the quality guarantee of the blood.
So get ready to store your cord
blood and save the future for ourselves.
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