| Cord BloodCord Blood is the blood that
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| | cord blood to determine
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| remains in the umbilical cord and
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| | whether it meets eligibility standards
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| placenta following birth.
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| | and removing and red blood
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| Cord Blood is routinely discarded with
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| | cells or plasma that will not be needed
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| the placenta and umbilical
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| | in transplantation.
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| cord.
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| | Storage involves storing the cord blood
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| The blood in the cord is a rich source
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| | unit in a vinyl or
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| of stem cells.
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| | plastic bag in which it is frozen in
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| Stem cells are the building blocks of
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| | liquid nitrogen.There are two types of
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| your blood and immune
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| | cord blood banks.
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| system.
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| | Firstly there are the family banks,
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| Stem cells have the ability to
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| | which store the umbilical
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| differentiate into other types of
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| | cord for one's own family use.
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| cells in the body, and thus give rise to
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| | Secondly, there are the public donor
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| all the tissues, organs
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| | banks, which store the
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| and systems in the body.
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| | umbilical cord blood for unrelated or
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| The stems cells in a child's cord blood
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| | non-family use - which is
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| are genetically unique to
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| | public use.
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| the baby and its biological family.Due
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| | Every parent has the option of saving
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| to stem cells ability to differentiate
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| | their baby's cord blood for
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| into other types of
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| | their family use, while only a small
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| cell tissue in the body, treatments can
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| | number of people may be able
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| be developed for diseases
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| | to donate their baby's cord blood stem
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| such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and
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| | cells.Cord Blood Stem CellsThere are
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| Diabetes to name a few.
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| | three sources of stem cells: bone marrow,
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| Stem cells found in the cord blood are a
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| | peripheral
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| valuable biological
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| | blood (that is the blood that circulates
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| resource that researchers can use to
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| | through the body) and
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| investigate the potential of
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| | umbilical cord blood.
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| future applications for cord blood stem
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| | Cord blood stem cells, however, are
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| cells.Cord Blood BankingCord Blood
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| | different from other types of
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| Banking is the process whereby umbilical
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| | stem cells.
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| cord blood
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| | By freezing these cells, any aging or
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| stem cells are saved for potential
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| | damage to these cells is
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| medical uses.
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| | prevented, that usually occurs later in
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| Cord blood banking includes the
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| | life.
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| processes of collection,
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| | Umbilical cord blood stem cells are also
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| processing and storing of the umbilical
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| | more proliferate than
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| cord blood.
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| | adult stem cells, such as those found in
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| Collection involves drawing the cord
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| | bone marrow.The information contained in
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| blood from the umbilical
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| | this article is for educational purposes
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| cord, using either the syringe or bag
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| | only and is not intended to medically
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| collection method, after
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| | diagnose, treat or cure any
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| the umbilical cord has been clamped and
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| | disease. Consult a health care
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| cut.
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| | practitioner before beginning any
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| Processing involves the testing of the
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| | health care program.
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