Cord blood is obtained from the umbilical cord during the time just after the baby is born. The cord blood has proven to be of numerous medical benefits. It is a very rich source of stem cells responsible for the generation of different types of tissues in the body. The use of cord blood has also been of very important in curing major chronic diseases like:
Use of cord blood in standard treatments Bone marrow cancers- lymphoma and leukemia. Diseases Inherited from previous generations – Thalassemia, Sickle cell Anemia, Aplastic Anemia, Krabbe’s Disease, Acquired Bone marrow failure, Hurler’s Syndrome. Use of Cord Blood in Allogeneic Treatments The allogeneic transplant involves the use of donated stem cells from one person to be transplanted into another person. The donor is called “Related Donor” if he/ she is a relative of the recipient otherwise he/ she is called “Unrelated Donor”. The diseases cured by this process are: Cancers – Acute and Chronic Myelogenous; Acute Lymphoblastic, Undifferentiated, Biphenotypic Leukemia; Refractory Anemia; Refractory Anemia with Ringed Sideroblasts, Excess Blasts in transformation, Excess Blasts; Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin’s(Burkitt’s) Lymphoma; Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia and many more. Immunodeficiency – Omenn Syndrome; Ataxia-Telangiectasia; Myelokathexis; Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome; DiGeorge Syndrome; Common Variable Immunodeficiency, to name a few. Blood cell Proliferation Disorders- Sickle cell disease; Glanzmann Thrombasthenia; Fanconi Anemia; Aplastic Anemia etc. Use of Cord Blood in Autologous Treatments Autologous Treatments involve processes in which the person’s own stem cells are used. Diseases currently being treated- Medulloblastoma, Neuroblastoma, Retinoblastoma. Diseases currently in clinical Trial- Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Crohn’s Disease, Hearing Loss, Lupus, Type-1 Diabetes, Scleroderma, Grow Vascular Graft, Ischemic Stroke, Myocardial Infraction, Knee Cartilage Repair, Cardiomyopathy and many more. There are various different methods through which the previously discarded cord blood, as medical waste, are now being used for treating major diseases and in the research purpose for future benefits.
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