With cord blood and cord tissue banking, parents now have the opportunity to build two different types of stem cells from their newborn. cord tissue is collected after the umbilical cord blood, and provides families with access to another source of stem cells
Cord blood banking offers families a number of well-known advantages, including:.
The access to a rich source of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC)
cells from cord blood stem can be used to help improve over 80 different conditions such as leukemia, lymphoma, genetic diseases, and other disorders
knowledge that clinical trials testing the efficacy of cord blood as a source of autism treatment, type 1 diabetes, a spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, and many others
applying the fabric cord MSCs in early stage clinical development, although scientists are optimistic that new therapies will result from advanced research on tissue of the spinal cord. While the cord blood is used today in the treatment of 80 diseases, tissue of the spinal cord is in the early stage of clinical development
cord tissue is a segment of the umbilical cord which has unique properties , including:.
A rich source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC)
MSCs can prevent irritation, suppress the immune response, help repair tissues and potentially develop in the bone and cartilage tissue
ongoing tests will determine whether MSCs can help provide treatment for heart failure, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and many other
specialists in regenerative therapy recommend that families review their options both cord blood and cord tissue banking before giving birth to a newborn. Banking both cord blood and cord tissue will allow families to access two types of stem cells with the potential to enhance a growing list of diseases and conditions.
As trials provide clinical evidence to support the benefits of the fabric of the cord, the more information will be available to help educate and inform families about the benefits of the fabric of the cord in addition to blood cord.