Why Banking Umbilical Cord Blood should be on your “To Do” List?

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Why Banking Umbilical Cord Blood should be on
your To Do List?

• Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Benefits

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• As the science of stem cells took off in the
  1970s when doctors realized that the stem cells
  found in the blood inside an umbilical cord could
  offer a much more secure substitute to bone
  marrow transplants that may find its way in the
  utilization of treating conditions such as
  leukaemia, lymphoma, and sickle cell anaemia.
• This is so since cord blood is power packed with
  multipotent, self-renewing hematopoietic stem
  cells (HSCs), which are the forerunners to blood
  cells.

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• The process of extracting this cord blood
  immediately after birth and storing it in
  state-of-art laboratories in India and overseas
  for future use is now a convenient and affordable
  reality for many Indians, thanks to health
  companies like Cordlife India. In fact, Cordlife
  is the only private Cord Blood Bank in India to
  offer automated cord blood processing with
  Sepax2, a versatile patented Swiss technology.
• This advanced technology enables easy handling
  and safety of processing and aids in highly
  efficient and consistent cell recoveries.

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• Once the umbilical cord has been clamped from the
  newborn, the cord blood is collected from the
  umbilical cord vein attached to the placenta.
• Cord Blood extraction is not only a painless
  process for both mother and baby unlike bone
  marrow extraction, but there is a 60 higher
  chance of matching cord blood unit in the family
  vis-a-vis bone marrow. Cord Blood cells are
  mature, flexible and have more usage advantages
  than stem cells extracted from the bone marrow or
  umbilical blood.

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• After cord blood is extracted, Stem Cell Banks
  preserve the stem cells via Cryopreservation.
• Under various such methods of Cryopreservation,
  any damage to the stem cells caused by any
  enzymatic or chemical activities is prevented by
  cooling to very low temperatures, without further
  damage being triggered by the formation of ice
  during freezing.

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To Do List Cord Blood Banking

• Stored Cord Blood can now be available between
  days or weeks of processing for treatment.
• There is a low risk of complications when cord
  blood is applied for stem cell transplants and
  therapy since they have the ability to regenerate
  in the desired way.

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To Do List Cord Blood Banking

• lobally, an estimated 35,000 transplants have
  taken place where cord blood stem have been
  utilized to treat over eighty life-threatening
  ailments, including Alzheimers, Parkinsons,
  bone marrow failures, genetic disorders, blood
  disorders and immune disorders.
• Several medical professionals are also
  researching cord blood as a potential cure for
  conditions that cannot be remedied presently.
  Umbilical Cord Blood banking is no more an
  option, but a necessity to secure a healthy
  future for the entire family.

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References

• https//www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/banking-umbilic
  al-cord-blood-list/
• http//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC320973
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• http//www.biosafe.ch/?portfolioSepax2