What is Cord Blood?

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When your baby is born, cord blood can be collected from your newborn’s umbilical cord that contains powerful stem cells. Cord blood banking allows you to store this cord blood cryogenically for long periods of time.

These stem cells can be used to treat certain diseases, including:

leukemias
lymphomas
myelodysplastic syndromes
certain blood disorders
inherited metabolic disorders
certain solid tumors not originating in the blood or immune system
and more!

Making the decision to bank your baby’s cord blood can help protect them later.

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What is Cord Tissue?

Frequently asked questions about cord blood banking

Cord tissue is the umbilical cord itself, and it contains additional cells that are different from the stem cells in cord blood.

Cord tissue stem cells are mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) that have shown the ability to create many cell types, which can be helpful for treating a variety of diseases.
Differentiation is not limited to a single cell type. Because of this, they show great promise in the field of regenerative medicine.
Over 500 clinical trials involving MSCs are currently underway using cord blood stem cells in other indications, including spinal cord injuries, diabetes, kidney transplants, liver disease, neurological disorders, auto-immune disorders, cardiovascular disorders, inherited disorders, lysosomal storage disorders, and even viral infections such as HIV.

How Cord Blood Can Be Used

Doctors look at a variety of factors when determining which cell source is best for a patient. A doctor might choose cord blood for transplant because:

Cord blood doesn’t have to be as closely matched to the patient as a marrow donor, so it may be an option for patients with uncommon tissue types.
Cord blood units are stored and ready to use, so it’s quickly available when a patient needs a transplant right away.
Studies have found that a transplant complication called graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is less common and less severe after cord blood transplant than after a transplant using peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC).

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