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Now days Many gynecologists educate their patients about that Umbilical cord blood is retrieved from the placenta after the birth of a child. In most cases the cord and placenta is discarded after birth, the cord blood can be saved, frozen and stored. Actually these Stem cells are taken from an umbilical cord immediately after delivery of an infant. As compared to the cells which are taken from bone marrow of another child or adult these stem cells reproduce into mature, functioning blood cells quicker and more effectively. Then they are tested, typed, counted, an frozen until they are ready to be transplanted. They grow into RBC, Platelets or Infection fighting WBC(white Blood cell ). As the stem cells are "new" they are able to produce more blood cells from each stem cell. One major Advantage cord blood has is that the T-lymphocytes are not completely functional this early in the stage of life so because of this Recipients of cord blood transplants have a decrease risk for severe graft-versus-host disease. "For Many years, cord blood is used successfully to treat children with leukemia and other blood disorders. But researchers have often wondered whether the small amount of stem cells in cord blood can create a whole new immune system in fully-grown adults, who are also more likely than children to reject a less-than-perfect transplant"

It has been shown that just two ounces of blood harvested from an umbilical cord can generate a new blood-producing immune system, and even need a perfect match is not needed for a successful transplant because of the immature nature of cord blood stem cells." A retrospective study of 68 adults of different age group all of whom had received either intensive chemotherapy or total-body radiation to deplete their bone marrow was conducted by Dr.Laughlin and her colleagues.

After the transplantation with cord blood, 90% of patients experienced the growth of new, healthy blood cells. The studies which came out of this Experiment are as follows : In this 68 underwent the transplantation 19 were alive (18 actually were free of the Disease) at 40 months which is quiet commendable.

After getting support from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, many scientists are working with cord blood stem cells in the laboratory, to grow them in vivo, hoping that a larger dose of stem cells used in transplant will cause blood counts to recover faster and lower the risk of infections. She is also yet to confirm her findings.


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