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Cord Blood - Stem Cell Dept. Department Of Health And Human Services
Cord Blood Options Umbilical cord blood or cord blood is
found in the placenta and umbilical cord
of babies.
This blood contains a rich amount of
hematopoietic stem cells or HSCs that
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blood cell and immune cells.
Cord Blood Banking Hematopoietic stem cells are
responsible for the renewal of blood.
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Cord blood also contains endothelial
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pluripotent cells. In all other respects
Cryo-Cell Cord Blood though, umbilical cord blood is identical
to regular blood.
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Cord blood has been used in the treatment of over seventy diseases like lymphoma,
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leukaemia, anaemia and neuroblastoma. In addition to this, research is being done into the
ability of progenitor cells in cord blood to develop into any type of tissue. Because of the
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uses and possibilities attached to this blood, cord blood storage has become important.
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Cord blood storage is normally performed by blood banks that can be either private or
public. In public banks the blood samples can be given to any person who is a match and can
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afford it while in private banks, the samples can only be distributed if the legal owners
» approve.
Cord blood is collected after delivery of
the child and stored in a blood bag at
room temperature.
The blood should be stored in a
collection kit that will not allow
temperatures to fluctuate too much
around the optimum value. When the
blood reaches the laboratory, the stem
cells are isolated and a cryoprotectant
added.
The stem cells are then subjected to
controlled rate freezing which freezes
them over a period of one hour.
The cells are then placed in a compartmentalized cryocyte bag and over-wrapped in a plastic
sheath that is heat sealed. Over-wrapping provides a further protection against
contamination and can preserve the blood sample within if the inner bag is compromised.
Cryocyte bags are made of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and undergo gamma sterilization.
Gamma sterilization is able to penetrate the material of the bags and remove microorganisms
without altering the material or leaving a residue behind. Cryocte bags can be found in a
variety of sizes ranging from 50ml to 1000ml. The filled bags are held in quarantine in the
vapour phase of liquid nitrogen until the samples have passed through the requisite testing.
Once the results are acceptable, the cryocyte bags are moved to liquid nitrogen storage
tanks.
The temperatures of these tanks are carefully regulated within a narrow range and they are
also secured against threats like robbery and fire. If the blood is ever needed, it is
transported in containers that are able to maintain the cryogenic temperatures
There are options for cord blood storage all over the world including the United States,
Canada, Mexico, Europe, Greece, Italy, India, Australia and Africa. These banks can store
whole blood, menstrual blood and placenta as well as stem cells. The cost for processing and
testing can range from six hundred to fifteen hundred US dollars while the cost per year of
storage can vary from one hundred to two hundred US dollars.
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