The umbilical cord blood is the blood that finds in the umbilical cord and the placenta. It is removed immediately after the birth of the child. This blood is rich in stem cells. Stem cells are the architects of your body. They can produce new blood cells, brain cells, etc. You can always adapt to the body and repair or replace old cells.
Stem cells can provide the scientist with infinite information about various diseases and congenital disabilities. A detailed study can identify the causes of various diseases and genetic deformities. The specialty of stem cells lies in their ability to multiply several and produce any cell that the body needs.
Diseases that can get treated with stem cells
More than 70 diseases can get treated with the help of umbilical cord blood or stem cell banking. Some of these are as follows:
Disorders of bone marrow failure such as (severe) aplastic anemia, dyserythropoietic congenital anemia, pure erythroid aplasia, etc.
- Histiocytosis diseases such as hemophagocytosis
- Immune system disorders such as lymphocyte nuchal syndrome, reticular dysgenesis, chronic granulomatous disease, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, etc. Inherited
- Hereditary metabolic diseases such as Gaucher disease, Crab disease, Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, Tay-Sachs disease, Wolman disease, etc.
- Leukemia and lymphoma such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia, adult T-cell leukemia, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, etc
- Other hereditary diseases such as DiGeorge’s syndrome, osteopetrosis, etc
In-depth research on the benefits of umbilical cord stem cells in pathologies such as brain tumor, ovarian cancer, small cell lung cancer, testicular cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, spinal cord injury, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, muscular dystrophy, etc
Cord Blood banks
The umbilical cord blood banks have become increasingly popular in recent years, two types of banks specializing in the collection and storage of umbilical cord blood: the public umbilical cord blood bank and the private umbilical cord blood bank. The public services of banking umbilical cord blood are free. Here you can keep your child’s stem cells. However, it should note that if you want to keep the specific blood for your family, you cannot do it in a public umbilical cord blood bank. It is more of a donation for the good of society and research. Private blood banks are expensive. Here, however, stem cells can only be kept for family use.
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