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TREATABLE DISEASES
OVER 80 TYPES OF DISEASES MAY BE TREATABLE BY CORD BLOOD TRANSPLANTATION
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ACUTE LEUKEMIASAcute Biphenotypic Leukemia Acute Lymphoblast Leukemia (ALL) Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
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CHRONIC LEUKEMIASChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) Juvenile Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (JCML) Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
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MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMESAmyloidosis Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML) Refractory Anemia (RA) Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts (RAEB) Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts in Transformation (RAEB-T) Refractory Anemia with Ringed Sideroblasts (RARS)
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STEM CELL DISORDERSAplastic Anemia (Severe) Congenital Cytopenia Dyskeratosis Congenita Fanconi Anemia Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
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MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERSAcute Myelofibrosis Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia (myelofibrosis) Essential Thrombocythemia Polycythemia Vera
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LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERSHodgkin’s Disease Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Prolymphocytic Leukemia
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PHAGOCYTE DISORDERSChediak-Higashi Syndrome Chronic Granulomatous Disease Neutrophil Actin Deficiency Reticular Dysgenesis
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LIPOSOMAL STORAGE DISEASES/ INHERITED METABOLIC DISORDERSAdrenoleukodystrophy Alpha Mannosidosis Gaucher’s Disease Hunter’s Syndrome (MPS-II) Hurler’s Syndrome (MPS-IH) Krabbe Disease Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome (MPS-VI) Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Morquio Syndrome (MPS-IV) Mucolipidosis II (I-cell Disease) Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) Niemann-Pick Disease Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS-III) Scheie Syndrome (MPS-IS) Sly Syndrome, Beta-Glucuronidase Deficiency (MPS-VII) Wolman Disease
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HISTIOCYTIC DISORDERSFamilial Erythrophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Hemophagocytosis Histiocytosis-X Langerhans’ Cell Histiocytosis
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ACUTE LEUKEMIASAcute Biphenotypic Leukemia Acute Lymphoblast Leukemia (ALL) Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia
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CHRONIC LEUKEMIASChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) Juvenile Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (JCML) Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
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MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMESAmyloidosis Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML) Refractory Anemia (RA) Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts (RAEB) Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts in Transformation (RAEB-T) Refractory Anemia with Ringed Sideroblasts (RARS)
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STEM CELL DISORDERSAplastic Anemia (Severe) Congenital Cytopenia Dyskeratosis Congenita Fanconi Anemia Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
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MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERSAcute Myelofibrosis Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia (myelofibrosis) Essential Thrombocythemia Polycythemia Vera
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LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERSHodgkin’s Disease Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Prolymphocytic Leukemia
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PHAGOCYTE DISORDERSChediak-Higashi Syndrome Chronic Granulomatous Disease Neutrophil Actin Deficiency Reticular Dysgenesis
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LIPOSOMAL STORAGE DISEASES/ INHERITED METABOLIC DISORDERSAdrenoleukodystrophy Alpha Mannosidosis Gaucher’s Disease Hunter’s Syndrome (MPS-II) Hurler’s Syndrome (MPS-IH) Krabbe Disease Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome (MPS-VI) Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Morquio Syndrome (MPS-IV) Mucolipidosis II (I-cell Disease) Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) Niemann-Pick Disease Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS-III) Scheie Syndrome (MPS-IS) Sly Syndrome, Beta-Glucuronidase Deficiency (MPS-VII) Wolman Disease
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HISTIOCYTIC DISORDERSFamilial Erythrophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Hemophagocytosis Histiocytosis-X Langerhans’ Cell Histiocytosis
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
CORD BLOOD & CORD TISSUE
The main difference between cord blood and cord tissue is the type of stem cells that are found in each of them. Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are found in the umbilical cord blood. These HSCs are the type of stem cells used to treat over 80 diseases currently. HSCs can develop into various blood forming cells to treat blood-related conditions and disorders including lymphoma and leukemia.
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent stromal cells found in the umbilical cord tissue that can be differentiated into many types of cells such as muscle (myocytes), bone (osteoblasts), cartilage (chondrocytes), and fat (adipocytes) cells. Research of MSCs is growing at a rapid pace globally. Currently, MSCs is the subject of over 300 clinical trials with the potential to someday treat conditions such as heart disease, Alzheimer’s, arthritis, skin burns and injuries to bones and cartilage.