cord blood transplantation

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• umbilical cord blood transplantation — The injection of umbilical cord blood to restore an individual s own blood production system suppressed by anticancer drugs, radiation therapy, or both. It is being studied in the treatment of cancer and severe blood disorders such as aplastic… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• Cord blood bank — A cord blood bank is a facility which stores umbilical cord blood for future use. Both private and public cord blood banks have developed since the mid to late 1990s in response to the potential for cord blood transplants in treating diseases of… …   Wikipedia

• Cord blood — Umbilical cord blood is blood that remains in the placenta and in the attached umbilical cord after childbirth. Cord blood is collected because it contains stem cells which can be used to treat hematopoietic and genetic disorders. Contents 1… …   Wikipedia

• umbilical cord blood banked stem cells — stem cell collected from umbilical cord blood at birth, which can be stored indefinitely and used if that particular baby or a blood compatible sibling ever develops an illness (such as leukaemia) that could be treated by cord blood stem cell… …   Medical dictionary

• umbilical cord blood banked stem cells — haemopoietic stem cells collected from umbilical cord blood at birth, which can be stored indefinitely and used if that particular baby or a blood compatible sibling ever develops an illness (such as leukaemia) that could only be treated by cord… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• blood — bloodlike, adj. /blud/, n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. the… …   Universalium

• Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation — HSCT redirects here. For the supersonic aircraft, see High Speed Civil Transport. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Intervention ICD 9 CM 41.0 MeSH …   Wikipedia

• Stem cell transplantation — Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) or bone marrow transplantation is a medical procedure in the field of hematology and oncology that involves transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC). It is most often performed for people… …   Wikipedia

• Umbilical cord — of a three minute old child. A medical clamp has been applied. Latin funiculus umbilicalis Code …   Wikipedia

• Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research — Center for International Blood Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) 350px Type Private Research Firm Industry Research Founded Milwaukee, WI (July 1, 2004) Minneapolis, MN (July 1, 2004) Founder(s) Dr. Mary M. Horowitz Dr. Dennis L. Confer …   Wikipedia

• NHS Blood and Transplant — NHSBT logo NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a special health authority of the English National Health Service (NHS). It was established on 1 October 2005 to take over the responsibilities of two separate NHS agencies: UK Transplant (now… …   Wikipedia