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Umbilical Cord Blood in Medicine
Umbilical cord blood is a valuable resource for treating various blood disorders due to the presence of stem cells. These stem cells can form all types of blood cells when needed, making them useful for restoring blood formation and the immune system after intensive chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
To date, umbilical cord blood has been used to treat approximately 80 diseases, including various cancers, blood disorders, and immune system disorders (source: https://www.ebmt.org/education/ebmt-handbook)
Due to the unique properties of stem cells, umbilical cord blood also serves as a foundation for developing new, innovative therapies.
List of medical conditions treated with stem cells
Acute leukaemias
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)
Acute biphenotipic leukaemia
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
Poorly differentiated acute leukaemia
Chronic leukaemias
Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML)
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)
Juvenile chronic myeloid leukaemia (JCML)
Juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia (Naegeleg leukaemia) (JMML)
Myelodisplastic syndrome
Refractory anaemia (RA)
Refractory anaemia with excess blasts (RAEB)
Refractory anaemia with ringed sideroblasts (RARS)
Refractory anaemia with excess blasts in transformation (RAEB-T)
Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML)
Diseases caused by stem cell defect
Aplastic anaemia(severe)
Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
Fanconi anaemia
Myeloproliferative syndromes
Acute myelofibrosis
Polycythaemia vera
Myelofibrosis
Essentials thromb ocythemia
Hyperplastic disorders of lymphatic system
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Prolimphocytic leukaemia
Acute lymphogranuloma
Phagocytic disorders
Chediak-Higashi syndrome
Neutrophil actin dysfunction
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)
Reticular dysgenesis
Disorders caused by the absence or malfunctioning of enzymes
Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS)
Adrenoleukodystrophy
Scheie syndrome (MPS-IS)
Mucolipidosis II
Hunter syndrome(MPS-II)
Krabbe disease
Sanfilippo syndrome (MPS-III)
Gaucher disease
Morquio syndrome (MPS-IV)
Niemann-Pick disease
Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome (MPS-VI)
Wolman disease
Sly syndrome, beta- glucoronidase deficiency (MPS-VII)
Metachromatic leukodystrophy
Histiocytic disorders
Familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Hemophagocytosis
Histiocytosis -X
Inherited red blood cell abnormalities
Beta thalassemia
Sickle cell anaemia
Pure red cell aplasia
Inherited immune system disorders
Telangiectasia
SCID adenosine deaminase deficiency
Kostmann syndrome
SCID T and B lymphocytes negative
Leukocyte adhesion deficiency
SCID T lymphocytes negative and B lymphocytes positive
DiGeorge syndrome
Common variable immunodeficiency
Bare lymphocyte syndrome
Wiskotta Aldrich syndrome
Omenn syndrome
X-linked lymphoproliferative disorder
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
Other inherited conditions
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia
Cartilage-hair hypoplasia
Osteopetrosis (marble bone disease)
Hereditary thrombotic disorders
Mega-karyocytosis (inherited thrombocythemia)
Plasma cell disorders
Multiple myeloma
Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia
Plasmocythic leukaemia
Other forms of cancer
Breast cancer
Neuroblastoma
Ewing’s sarcoma
Kidney cancer
Important Notice: The diseases listed here have been demonstrably treated using umbilical cord blood. However, the decision to use stored umbilical cord blood is made individually by the treating physician based on the specific disease situation and available treatment options.