cord blood stem cells

cord blood stem cells

Umbilical cord blood Hematology A therapeutic 'agent' containing concentrated hematopoietic stem cells for Pts with BM depleted–'wiped out' by disease; they are transfused into HLA-identical siblings and used to reconstitute the BM of Pts with Fanconi's anemia, aplastic anemia, leukemia, X-linked lymphoproliferative disorder, severe thalassemia and chemotherapy and RT effects. Cf Cord cells.

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