Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) has become a standard practice to treat a number
of malignant and nonmalignant hematologic diseases. Bone marrow, mobilized peripheral …

Umbilical cord blood is the blood found in the vessels of the umbilical cord and placenta. It
has been shown that this blood contains at least three populations of stem cells, each with …

Only 30% of patients who require an allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant will have a
HLA matched sibling donor. Many patients, particularly those patients with diverse racial and …

BACKGROUND: This study measured: 1) levels of awareness and understanding among
practicing obstetricians regarding umbilical cord blood (UCB) donation and the use of UCB …

Stem cell transplantation for spinal cord injury (SCI) along with new pharmacotherapy
research offers the potential to restore function and ease the associated social and …

Over the past several decades there has been a tremendous expansion of the indications for
hematopoietic cell transplantation. This growth has been possible because of advances in …

Background The Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG), a region of North Eastern Italy, has passed
legislation (Decree No 2324/2010) to regulate the banking of umbilical cord blood samples …

Regenerative tissue engineering is defined as the combination of living cells and
biocompatible scaffolds to generate a biologic substitute capable of sustaining itself and …

This chapter provides an overview of cord blood stem cell technology beginning with an
historical perspective of the development of the technology in the treatment of …

Methoden: Die statistische Auswertung der Daten von 5520 Spenderinnen, von denen in
den Jahren von 2003 bis 2011 Plazentarestblut aufbereitet und nach Kryokonservierung …