Diseases That Can Be Treated With Stem CellsMore than 70 diseases can be treated with the help of the umbilical cord blood cells. Some of them are as follows:Bone Marrow Failure Disorders like Aplastic Anemia , Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia, Pure Red Cell Aplasia, etcHemoblobinopathies like Beta Thalassemia Major and Sickle Cell DiseaseHistiocytic Disorders like HemophagocytosisInherited Immune System Disorders like Bare Lymphocyte Syndrome, Reticular Dysgenesis, Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, etcInherited Metabolic Disorders like Gaucher Disease, Krabbe Disease, Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome, Tay Sachs, Wolman Disease, etcLeukemias and Lymphomas like Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Adult T Cell Leukemia, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Juvenile Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Polymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia etcPlasma Cell Disorders like Plasma Cell Leukemia, Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia, etcOther Inherited Disorders like Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia, DiGeorge Syndrome, Osteopetrosis, etcExtensive research is being conducted the benefits of cord blood stem cells in ailments like Brain tumor, Ovarian cancer, Small cell lung cancer, testicular cancer, Rheumatoid Arthritis, spinal injury, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, Muscular Dystrophy, etcCord Blood Vs Bone Marrow TransplantsWhy do we need to preserve the cord blood Bone marrow stem cells should be enough.
Well, there are still debates on this issue. There is one point that everyone agrees with.
That is, umbilical cord blood has more stem cells than the bone marrow does. On the other hand, unlike the cord blood, adult donor blood is not limited by quantity. However, cord blood stem cells are more flexible compared to the bone marrow cells. Very rarely is it seen that a patient’s body has rejected the cord blood stem cells.Cord Blood BanksCord blood banking is increasing in popularity over the past few years.