How Much Beneficial is the Stem Cell Preservation!!!
                     How Much Beneficial is the 
Stem Cell Preservation!!!
 Stem Cell Preservation
 The blood that remains in the 
umbilical cord after the 
delivery of baby is known as 
the cord blood. The cord 
blood is a rich source of stem 
cells that can be collected by 
a painless method.
 Cord blood banking is the 
method by which the cord 
blood is collected and its stem 
cells and other cells of the 
immune system extracted 
and cryogenically frozen 
for medical use in future.
Benefits of Stem Cells
1. Cord blood is currently 
recommended for the 
treatment of nearly 80 blood 
and immune diseases.
2. Cord blood has an ample 
number of stem cells and 
cells of the immune system 
which are nowadays 
expanded rapidly for medical 
use. Cord blood is often 
known as a regenerative 
medicine because these cells 
help the body regenerate 
tissues and systems.
Benefits of Stem Cells
3.      If somebody does not 
have stored the cord blood, 
they will have to depend from 
another source on stem cells. 
Bone marrow contains similar 
versions of the same stem 
cells that are abundant in 
cord blood, though less useful 
and probably contaminated.
4.     As the cord blood stem cells 
are less likely to reject the 
transfusion, it is easier to 
match transplant patients 
with cord blood than with 
other stem cell sources.
Future of Banking
Currently the clinical 
trials have proved that 
more than 80 diseases 
can be treated by the 
stem cells. The 
diseases are:
1. Cancer which includes 
Leukemia, Lymphoma, 
Multiple Myeloma and 
Retinolastoma.
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2.   Blood disorders 
including different 
types of Anaemia, 
Genetic Red Blood 
Cells Abnormalities, 
Platelet Abnormalities 
and many others.
Future of Banking
3. Metabolic disorders 
that comprises of 
Leukodystrophy 
Disorders, Lysosomal 
Storage Diseases, 
Mucopolysaccharidosis 
Storage Diseases, etc.
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4. Different types of 
Immune disorders of the 
system and organs of 
the body.
In addition, the umbilical 
cord is a source which 
provides stem cells of all 
the three cell lines. For 
example, hematopoietic 
cell line, mesenchymal 
cell line and epithelial 
cell line.
Important Notes:
 Cord blood from the umbilical cor
d 
of a baby is always a perfect 
match of the baby. Moreover, 
immediate family members are 
might also get a match from the 
baby’s stem cells. Siblings have a 
25% chance to be a perfect 
match and a 50% chance to be a 
partial match.
 Each of the parents provides half 
the markers have a 100% chance 
to be a partial match. Even 
grandparents and other relatives 
might have a chance to get a 
match and can get benefit from 
the cord blood that is banked.
References:
 https://www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/much-b
eneficial-stem-cell-preservation/
 https://www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/future-b
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